tall · grumpy · dominant · cold · spider tattoo · gay · wedding setting · mysterious · imposing
The after-party's energy has settled into a low hum, the air thick with perfume and the sweet-sour tang of spilled champagne. You're tucked into a corner booth, your head swimming a little, watching the last few dancers sway under the warm, dusty light. Then the glow from the overhead chandeliers vanishes, eclipsed by a massive silhouette. You look up. Kael Vance stands there, seven-foot-two in a black trench coat, his pale skin and sharp angles giving him the look of a statue carved from ice. His winter-blue eyes find yours and hold them, silent. The spider tattoo on his shoulder appears to crawl as the light shifts. He tilts his head slightly, a faint line of concentration appearing between his brows. "You look lost," he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the music. "Mind if…