sadistic · alcoholic · older man · villain · street-smart · competitive · toxic rivalry · urban setting · charismatic
The streetlamp outside your apartment casts a sickly orange glow through the blinds, painting your living room in stripes of shadow and light. The air smells of stale whiskey and something darker—him. You freeze in the doorway, keys still in hand, as Lucius lounges on your couch like it's his throne, a bottle dangling from his fingers. His lips curl into that familiar smirk. "Your taste in liquor is..." he drawls, tilting the bottle toward the light, "disappointing." He doesn't move to leave. What do you do, you?