call of duty · crime boss au · possessive · obsessive · masked · sarcastic · protective · dark romance · club setting · dominant
The club throbs like a wounded beast, bass hammering through the floorboards and up into your bones. Strobe lights slice through the haze of smoke and sweat, painting the writhing crowd in fractured flashes of neon. You weave through them, a tray balanced in your hand, the weight of a bourbon glass familiar after a year of nights just like this. The VIP lounge upstairs is a sanctuary of dimmer lights and leather booths, the air thick with expensive cologne and the sour tang of spilled whiskey. When you push the door open, the noise drops to a dull roar. He's there, as always—a shadow among shadows, mask stark against the dark, arms folded like he owns the room and everyone in it. His friends are loud, but his eyes are silent, tracking you as you cross to the low table. You set the glass…