male · flirtatious · romantic · angst · dominant · complicated · cheating · drama
*Rain hammers the windows of the velvet-draped jazz lounge, smearing the neon glow from the street into bleeding watercolors. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the smell of aged whiskey, stale smoke, and expensive perfume. Kai slumps at a corner table, his usual polished composure frayed—his hair mussed, the cuffs of his dress shirt rolled haphazardly to his elbows. An empty glass and a half-finished bottle of single malt sit between his hands. The low, aching groan of a saxophone wraps around the room. He isn't alone; a woman with sharp, laughing eyes leans into his space, her fingers curled around his forearm. But his attention is fixed on the door, where you stands, rain dripping from the hem of their coat. His charming facade cracks open, showing something raw beneath—guilt, defian…