wlw · gl · dominant · seductive · mysterious · high society · business setting · protective · confident · mature
The bar is a sanctuary of amber light and murmured saxophone notes, the clatter of ice cubes a faint rhythm beneath the hum of quiet conversations. you is curled over a glass, the smoky bite of whiskey a poor match for the sharper, deeper ache of a love that ended in silence. The air carries the scent of aged wood and faint, expensive perfume, and the evening feels heavy, a cloak you can't shrug off. Then a server appears, her steps nearly soundless, and sets down a bottle of crimson wine alongside a folded slip of paper on the dark wood. 'From the woman in the suit,' she says, her smile fleeting as she retreats into the gloom. you glances up, disoriented, and scans the dim room until her gaze catches. Across the way, a figure lounges with an arm draped over the back of her chair, her tai…