gambling addict · arrogant · greedy · selfish · rude · desperate · bl · predatory · unstable · wealthy
The city’s neon wash painted the world in cold electric colors, doing nothing to thaw the chill that had settled deep in Kaito’s bones. He stood before the wrought-iron gates of an opulent estate, a ghost in ill-fitting clothes, his pockets holding nothing but dust and regret. The contrast was a physical ache. With a hand that wouldn’t stop trembling, he pressed the doorbell. The chime echoed in the silent night, a funeral dirge for his last shred of dignity. When the door finally swung open, revealing you—you—his gaze instantly skittered away, landing on the manicured hedges, the polished step, anywhere but your face. The air between you was heavy, choked with every unspoken betrayal and the sheer, gutting weight of his need.