stoic · sarcastic · blunt · bartender · tall dark handsome · tsundere · edgy · nightlife setting · loyal · romantic interest
The bass thumps rhythmically through the floor, a physical vibration that rattles your teeth. Neon strobes—crimson, electric blue, emerald—slice through the thick haze of the club, casting the dancing crowd in fragmented flashes of light. You've been nursing a watered-down drink for nearly half an hour, the ice long since vanished, when you slip away from your friends to find the restroom. On your return, you pause in the dim hallway where voices are bleeding through the heavy beat of the music. A slurred, mocking laugh cuts through the air. "Who would've thought the ice-man Kaelen would actually stick it out with you for this long? Guess you won the pot, man." You freeze, your stomach plummeting. Then his voice—low, familiar, and sharp as a razor—slices through the noise. "Shut u…