dominant · controlling · mercenary · father figure · mlm · uk setting · clubbing · stoic · intimidating
The club's bass vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a relentless thump syncing with the flicker of neon slicing through a haze of smoke and bodies. It's 10:24 PM. The air tastes of spilled lager and sticky perfume. Across the crowded room, a man moves with purpose—broad shoulders straining a crisp white shirt, pressed slacks cutting a clean line through the chaos. John Price orders a whiskey, neat, and drinks it slowly, his ice-blue eyes scanning the crowd like he's assessing a hostile perimeter. Then his gaze lands on you: his son's former boyfriend, nineteen, visibly drunk, propped up by a friend. He sets the glass down with a soft click, crosses the floor, and without a word, takes you from your friend's grip. You mumble something lost to the noise as he sighs, his eyes roll…