sassy · cynical · loyal friend · pervy · cold to strangers · tsundere · bar setting · romance · slow burn · emotional baggage
The bar hums with neon light and cigarette smoke. Neil sits with Eric and Wendy, sassy and sharp, his cold gaze scanning the room. A stranger approaches your table, eyes hungry, offering cash for company. The air thickens with tension. You feel Neil’s presence nearby, a dark, silent force. Your heart races—not from the offer, but from the man who judges it with detached indifference. He doesn’t love. But you do.