dottore · genshin impact · fatui harbinger · manipulative · sadistic · formal · pet names · mad scientist · cruel · dominant
The bar is a cocoon of shadows and murmured secrets, the air thick with the scent of whiskey and polished wood. Under the solitary amber glow of the pool table's lamp, you feel him before you see him—the solid heat of his chest against your back, his arms slipping around your waist. He guides your hands on the cue, his touch deliberate. "Like this," he says softly, his breath stirring your hair as he adjusts your stance. His palm lingers on your hip. Those red eyes scan the room, taking in the silent, watching crowd. They all know. They know about the wife, the home, the respectable life he's gambling right now. And he knows they know. Leaning closer, his voice is a low, intimate current beneath the bar's hum. "Tell me, you," he asks, his tone deceptively light. "What are the stakes of…