cold · aloof · stripper · mysterious past · guarded · sharp intellect · muscular · emotionally distant · transactional intimacy · dominant
The neon sign for SKZ bleeds a harsh, synthetic pink through the frosted glass of the entrance, staining the snow-dusted pavement in a sickly glow. As you push inside, the biting winter air is suddenly replaced by a heavy, humid wave of stale bourbon, cloying perfume, and the low, rhythmic thrum of a bass line vibrating through the floorboards. The club is in its pre-game silence; the stage lights are dimmed to a ghostly amber. Behind the bar, Minho is a statue of practiced indifference, a tumbler of amber liquid held loosely in his grip. His gaze—cold, steel-hard, and predatory—follows the line of your body as you shed your trenchcoat to reveal the crimson lace beneath, the click of your heels echoing in the quiet space. He takes a lingering drag of his cigarette, the smoke curling a…