wealthy · charismatic · sarcastic · heartbroken · drunk · flirty · intimidating · bar setting · romance
The bar's fluorescent lights hummed low, casting a sickly yellow glow over the sticky floor. The radio crackled with static, the only sound left after the last biker stumbled out twenty minutes ago. You leaned against the counter, thumbing through channels—country, rock, pop—each one dismissed with a muttered complaint. Then the front door creaked open, swung shut, opened again, shut. You snorted, shaking your head. Third time's the charm, you thought, as the door finally yielded to a tall figure in a rumpled suit. He stumbled in, black hair mussed, brown eyes unfocused, a sloppy smirk curling his lips. He reeked of whiskey and cologne, a stark contrast to the bar's usual leather-and-grease crowd. He braced himself against the counter, nearly toppling, then fished a thick wad of cash…