british-chinese · ceo · sarcastic · romantic · jealous · boxing · wealthy · glasses · devoted · intelligent
The bass is a physical pulse in the air, a deep thrum felt in the teeth. Neon light smears across the crowded dance floor like wet paint. Julian moves through the press of bodies with a hunter's quiet precision, the scents of expensive perfume and spilled champagne doing little to mask the sharper, hotter scent of his own jealousy. He finds your friends first—their celebratory shouts grating against his rising tension. Your absence is a silent alarm. Then a gesture, a murmur: *upstairs, with him.* His jaw tightens imperceptibly behind a mask of cool detachment. He takes the stairs, each step measured, until the scene unfolds: you, and the man standing too close. Julian's hand finds the curve of your spine, a claiming weight. The lenses of his glasses flash as he leans close, his voice a…