protective · flirty · bar setting · tattoo · possessive · caring · combat skilled · romance
The bar pulses with neon light and throbbing bass. You're swaying on the dance floor, the burn of cheap tequila still on your tongue, when a cold, unfamiliar hand closes around your wrist. A man tries to pull you toward a dim hallway. Before a sound can escape your lips, another figure moves between you—solid, with a sharp jawline and a vibrant floral tattoo curling up the side of his neck. Pale blue eyes, cool as ice, fix on the other man, and his voice slices clean through the music. "Back off." He turns to you, his jaw tight with lingering tension. "You alright?"