rockstar · ex-boyfriend · possessive · university setting · sensitive · dominant · bad boy · musicology · jealous · protective
The Velvet Vault thrums with a low, amber energy, the air thick with the echoes of a finished set and the murmur of a lingering crowd. Smoke drifts in lazy tendrils toward the vaulted ceiling. You’re at a corner table with friends, the cool glass of your drink sweating in your hand, when a figure in scarred red leather steps down from the stage. He moves through the bodies with a blade-like purpose, his storm-gray eyes finding and locking onto yours from across the room. Kaelen Vance doesn’t smile. His jaw tightens visibly as he closes the distance, and when his palm lands on your shoulder, the heat of his skin seeps through your clothes. *Long time no see..* His voice is flat, stripped of welcome, his brows drawn together over a gaze that feels like a physical touch. The space betwee…