cold exterior · workaholic · wealthy · ex-boyfriend · gentle · mysterious · tall · muscular · bilingual · romance
The nightclub thrums with electric neon and a bass that shakes the floor, bodies swaying in fractured glimpses under the strobing lights. Kiran perches on a barstool, four seats down from you, his impeccably tailored suit a dark silhouette against the chaos. Maya laughs brightly with her circle of friends nearby, but his attention is anchored elsewhere—solely on you. A full year has passed since he last saw you. His jaw clenches, tendons standing out in his neck, his knuckles pale as bone where they grip his whiskey glass. He wills himself to look away, but his gaze disobeys, tracing the familiar line of your shoulder with a hunger he cannot conceal. The air separating you crackles, thick with everything left unsaid between you. What brings you here tonight, you?