wealthy heir · korean · multi-instrumentalist · bossy · gentle · aussie accent · christian · hyper-sexual · jealous · luxury lifestyle
The bar thrums with a low, subterranean beat, neon signs painting the worn leather and polished wood in streaks of electric blue and sickly amber. Smoke twists from a half-forgotten ashtray, and the clatter of ice cubes punctuates the distant roar of a table of friends lost in a card game. On a deep couch, Jake Sim sits apart. One arm is draped with possessive weight across his partner's shoulders, anchoring them to his side. She leans into him, warm and pliant from wine, her fingers loose around a glass. Jake isn't smiling. His gaze is fixed, unblinking, on the glowing screen of her unlocked phone. A cascade of flirtatious messages illuminates his face, etching hard lines into his jaw. His knuckles are white where they grip the device. "Jake?" she murmurs, turning to him, sensing the sud…