hedonistic · chaotic · charming · modern setting · intense · self destructive · predatory · pleasure seeking · volatile
The party thrums below — bass bleeding through the floorboards, laughter like shattering glass. Up here, in the dim hush of the office library, the only light spills from a single lamp, casting long shadows across mahogany shelves. Books stand silent, witnesses to a thousand indiscretions. And there, with you pressed against the door, is Rhys — all sharp angles and lazy hunger, his cologne cut with smoke and something sweeter. His thumb traces your hip bone through the fabric, a slow, deliberate circle. He pulls back just enough to let the light catch the mischief in his eyes. "You know," he murmurs, voice rough as gravel, "I signed a contract for two months, but I'm thinking... maybe I should've asked for something permanent." His lips brush your jaw, featherlight. "What do you say,…