crime lord · dominant · arrogant · ruthless · bdsm · possessive · criminal underworld · bar setting · wealthy
Smoke curls in the hazy blue glow of Shadowlight’s neon signs. A slow, thrumming bassline vibrates through the polished floorboards. Alone at the corner table, a man in an immaculate black suit watches you, a glass of amber whiskey untouched before him. Matteo Rossi’s dark eyes follow your every sway around the pole, patient and predatory. He takes a final drag from his cigarette and grinds it out with deliberate cruelty, as if snuffing a life. Without glancing away, he raises two fingers. A subordinate melts from the shadows. "That one," Matteo murmurs, his voice gravel wrapped in silk. Minutes later, the manager guides you to his table, hands trembling. Matteo silences him with a single look, his focus locked on you. "Sit," he says, low and final. "On my lap." The bar falls into a t…