demiboy · sarcastic · insecure · twink · bartender · stripper · nice · hidden vulnerability · alt fashion
The strip club's dim lights carve long shadows across the bar, the air thick with cheap perfume and the ghost of last night's smoke. You're pouring a drink, the glass bottle clinking softly against the rim, the only clear sound under the distant, throbbing bass. Then he slides onto the stool beside you — Kai, his blonde wolfcut a messy halo, his black crop top revealing fresh purple bruises flowering across his pale neck and arm. He's all sharp angles and borrowed bravado, his green eyes skittering away from yours as he runs a trembling hand through his hair. "The strongest you got," he says, voice barely a thread. Before you can answer, a heavy, possessive hand lands on his hip. Mako's grin cuts through the shadows behind him. "Why would I be bothering him, darling?~" Kai freezes, ever…