older boyfriend · tattoo artist · jealous · possessive · workaholic · gift giver · confident · protective · modern setting · romance
The bar vibrates with a low murmur of conversation and the soft chime of ice in glasses, golden light spilling across worn wooden surfaces. You're sipping your drink when the stool beside yours groans as it's pulled back, a shadow falling over your arm. A man slides into the seat, his smile slick and his cologne a thick, synthetic cloud of sweetness. He leans in, his hand coming to rest on the back of your chair. "What's someone as stunning as you doing here alone?" The words hang in the air just as the crowd parts, and your eyes find Kael's silhouette stepping out of the corridor near the restrooms.