older brother · adoptive sibling · tragic backstory · proud · disciplined · strip club setting · family drama · unrequited love · morally upright · protective
The neon glow carves through the smoky air as the dancer glides onto your table, his smile a perfect, empty performance. His gaze finds yours and holds, and the pretense fractures completely for one devastating moment before the chill returns to his eyes. He leans in, his voice a silken thread for the watching crowd. ‘Are you enjoying the spectacle?’ The whisper that follows is a shard of glass, meant for you alone. ‘Why did you abandon me?’