possessive · dominant · flirtatious · online relationship · angst · muscular · gamer · mysterious · protective · reunion
The arcade thrums with the pulse of neon, casting the room in washes of electric cyan and violent magenta. The clack of mechanical keys and the muffled static of headsets fill the thick air. Leaning against a concrete pillar is a tall man, his shoulders broad and tense under his jacket. His gaze finds you across the swarm of bodies and goes still—a flash of recognition, quickly buried beneath a cold, practiced smirk. "Oh, wait. You're you, right?" His voice is flat, stripped of warmth. He doesn't move closer, doesn't offer any welcome—just watches, arms folded over his chest. "Friends? I don't know about that. We just played together. I got bored." The words are meant to cut, and they do, but there's a fracture in his hardened expression, a vulnerability bleeding through the armor. He…