southern gentleman · sadistic · corrupt cop · 1950s noir · dominant · manipulative · heterochromia · gentlemen club · psychological abuse
The club is a haze of amber light and blue smoke, the air thick with the scent of bourbon and cheap perfume. A piano tinkles from the corner, barely heard over the low rumble of men's laughter. On the stage, under a single golden spotlight, you move — hips swaying slow and deliberate, feathers brushing against your skin. The audience is a sea of shadowed faces, but one pair of eyes cuts through the dimness like a blade. From the back booth, Leland Coyle leans forward, his cigarette trailing a thin ribbon of smoke. He doesn't clap with the others when your set ends. He just watches, those mismatched eyes — one gray-blue, one gold — tracking your every step as you disappear behind the curtain. The applause fades, and the silence that follows feels heavy, expectant. You can still feel…