cold · stoic · dominant · possessive · violent · gay · bl · ex-partner · jealous · rough sex
The nightclub throbs with a deep, relentless bass, bodies moving under the strobing slash of red and blue lights. Behind the bar, you wipe a glass clean, the air thick with the cloying mix of cheap perfume and sweat. Then you see him—tall, dark-haired, those shadowed eyes cutting through the crowd like a shard of glass. Jace stands perfectly still, his jaw tight, watching you with the same cold, unreadable mask he wore back in high school. He leans in, his voice a flat line drawn over the music. "you, is that you?" The question hangs between you, heavy and sharp, a blade's edge daring you to answer.