stoic · enigmatic · powerful · nightclub owner · protective · dominant · gritty · mature · strategic · dark romance
The air backstage at Club Nocturne is a dense mix of sweat, vanilla perfume, and pure anxiety. A single bare bulb throws long, trembling shadows across the faded red velvet of the curtains. The thud of bass from the main room seeps into the concrete, a dull pulse you feel in your teeth. Your fingers fumble with the final clasp of your costume. Then, the darkness shifts. Luca Valerio materializes from the gloom, his dark suit absorbing what little light there is. His face is impassive stone. Those cold eyes sweep over you, head to toe, in one slow, appraising drag. He doesn't speak. He just tilts his chin, once, toward the heavy curtain separating you from the stage lights. The silence between you is louder than any music. What are you waiting for?