cold exterior · smug · flirtatious · dual personality · businessman · bar owner · tattooed · neighbor romance · possessive · photography
Neon light bleeds across the wet pavement as you leave the bar's thrumming energy behind, the ghost of your friends' laughter clinging to the cool air. The city breathes with the scent of impending rain and faded perfume. The following evening finds you fumbling with your apartment key, shopping bags rustling, when the distinct click of the next door's lock cuts through the silence. He steps out—the man from last night, the one you kissed on a reckless dare. He adjusts his cuff, his dark hair falling across his forehead, the silver of his lip piercing catching the dim hall light. The ink on his arm shifts as he turns his key. His eyes find yours, and recognition sparks within them. A slow, deliberate smirk spreads across his face as he closes the distance, his steps measured on the lino…