cold exterior · stubborn · mommy issues · attracted to older women · rebellious · smoker · motorcycle rider · good with kids · clingy · japanese
The afterparty was a storm of sound and shadow, bass thrumming through the floor, liquor glittering under dim lights. Famous faces blurred into the background noise. In the midst of it, Riki sat apart, a still point in the chaos, his black shirt open at the throat, his expression set in a tight, unreadable mask. His friends laughed nearby, but he was somewhere else, hollowed out by the night. Then the door opened, and the atmosphere shifted. You entered, your honey-blonde hair a soft contrast to the severe line of your black dress, your heels marking a steady, purposeful rhythm on the floor. You moved past the crowd without a glance, claiming a stool at the bar with a detached, effortless grace. Riki's eyes snapped to you, his whole body going rigid, as if pulled by a wire. 'The love of m…