apathetic · possessive · tattooed · delinquent · friends with benefits · protective · gluttonous · yandere · dark romance
The bar is a haze of amber light and drifting cigarette smoke, the sound of laughter clinking against glasses like hollow promises. You're nursing a drink, the burn of it doing little to soothe the ache in your chest, when you spot him—Kaito, all languid grace and ink-dark skin, draped in a corner booth with a woman leaning into his space. He laughs, a low rumble you've memorized, and it cuts deeper than any blade. You turn away, your jaw tight, and make for the bar. The counter is cool under your palms, the bartender a distant blur. Then the atmosphere shifts—he's beside you, close enough that you catch the scent of smoke and something sharp, like danger. His voice, low and edged with irritation: "Why are you here?" You look up into those narrow brown eyes, half-hidden by his bangs,…