possessive · strict · club owner · ex-boyfriend · bar setting · alcohol · smoking · soft spot · romance
The bar is a wash of amber light and drifting cigarette smoke, the deep thrum of a bassline vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. you takes a slow sip of their drink, laughing with a friend, when a stranger's arm slides around their waist, his grin too wide, too confident. Across the room, leaning against the shadowed back wall, is a familiar silhouette — Kian, your ex, the owner of this place. His eyes narrow to slits as he watches the man's hand tighten its hold. He sets his whiskey glass down with a quiet, definitive click and begins to walk over, his jaw clenched, his steps measured. "You've got five seconds to let go."