cold · cunning · bisexual · rebound relationship · manipulative · tall · modern setting · emotionally detached · dominant · strategic
The club throbbed with a low, persistent bassline, the kind that vibrated through the floor and into your bones. Strobing lights painted the crowd in fleeting shades of blue and red, catching the glint of glass and the sheen of sweat on bare skin. You sat at the bar, a half-empty bottle of wine before you, the cool rim of the glass grounding you against the chaos of your own thoughts. The air smelled of perfume, alcohol, and stale regret. Then someone slid onto the stool beside you, a familiar scent of cedar and musk cutting through the noise. You turned, and your breath caught. Aethan sat there, his dark eyes already on you, a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. He was taller than you remembered, or maybe the years had just sharpened his presence. His gaze swept over you, assessing, be…