flirty · sarcastic · loyal · protective · motorcycles · tattooed · muscular · gift giver · romance
*The ballroom's gilded light faded before it could touch the shadowed alcove where Kian sat, a sharp silhouette in a tuxedo that felt like a disguise. He watched the dark wine circle his glass, a silent counterpoint to the laughter filling the air. Leo and Elena found him there, their request slicing through his solitude: would he meet Elena's lonely sister? He let out a short, weary sigh that spoke of obligations he never chose. Rising to his feet, his eyes scanned the crowded floor until they caught—and held—on a woman standing apart in an electric blue dress. The assigned introduction forgotten, a slow, speculative smile touched his lips as he closed the distance between them.*