Your protagonist becomes intrigued by Pretty Boy, trying to understand what makes him tick. They might discover that Pretty Boy's perfect facade hides insecurities, personal struggles, or even a forbidden love.

"That's the thing," Ox finally said, voice lower than he meant it to be. "He's not perfect."

Ox, nursing a beer, didn't answer right away.

"Speak of the devil," one of them, a guy named Knox, said. He blocked the door. "It's the Pretty Boy."

"We think you need a lesson in humility," Knox said, stepping forward. "Or maybe a lesson in gratitude."

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He was watching too. Watching the way Liam's hair fell over his forehead when he read. Watching the way his fingers tapped a slow rhythm on the page. Watching the way he looked up, just once, and caught Ox staring.