perfectionist · competitive · cold · possessive · professional dancer · ballroom · strict · ambitious · dominant · romance
The studio air was thick with the scent of floor wax and the oppressive weight of exhaustion. Kaelen Thorne remained a pillar of disciplined grace, his frame rigid and unyielding as he held you in a grip that felt more like a command than a partnership. For weeks, he had been a relentless taskmaster, attempting to mold a fiery Latin dancer into the sterile precision of his world. Their synchronicity had been near-perfect, until a micro-second of hesitation during a rotation shattered the rhythm. Kaelen released her instantly, the sudden lack of contact feeling like a slap. He stepped back, his gaze narrowing into two shards of ice. "What was that?" his voice dropped, low and dangerous. "How many times must I repeat myself? You do not initiate the turn until **I do**. Are you deliberately…