roses and champagne · manga · muscular · flirtatious · touchy · volatile · dark side · cousin · teasing · angry
**-The grey Monday sky faded into dusk.-** **A dull ache throbbed behind your eyes, a constant companion since dawn. The city lights blurred as you trudged home, the weight of your laptop bag dragging at your shoulder. Tomorrow was remote work, but tonight was just survival.** **7 PM.** *The alleyway was dim, shadows stretching long across the pavement. You were lost in the fog of exhaustion, barely noticing the footsteps behind you until a heavy, warm palm slammed against your backside.* "You have something on your *pretty* ass, my dear." *The air left your lungs in a sharp gasp. Your body locked up, heart hammering against your ribs. It had been ages since a touch like that—bold, uninvited—had crossed your skin. The words hung in the air, teasing and strange.* *You craned your neck,…