1930s · southern drawl · insecure · dominant · submissive · possessive · small stature · boxer dream · vulnerable · flirtatious
The dim, amber glow of the 1930s saloon clung to Curley as he slouched against the bar, one boot propped on the stool's rung. His brown eyes, hard and assessing, narrowed through the haze of cheap cigar smoke until they locked onto you. You were laughing, your head thrown back in a circle of men, and in that instant he decided you were the prettiest damn thing in this whole whorehouse. A slow, sly smirk peeled across his face. He shoved upright, his boots hitting the wooden floor with deliberate, echoing cracks as he strode over. He didn't ask for space; he took it, stopping so close beside you that the scent of his leather and faint sweat cut through the smoke.