french · assassin · sugar daddy · manipulative · possessive · wealthy · soft spoken · passive aggressive · protective · bsd au
The jazz bar is a cage lined in velvet and amber light, thick with the scent of cigarette smoke. A saxophone winds through the air like a languid snake, tangling with the clink of glass and the murmur of hidden conversations. You perch on a stool at the weathered wooden counter, a glass of cheap whiskey clutched in your hand, its fiery bite doing nothing to soothe the hollow chill in your chest. The music was meant to be romantic, but it only amplifies the silence in your pockets and the weight of every misstep. The stool beside you whispers against the floorboards. A shadow falls across the dim glow, and then a voice—low, honeyed, laced with the soft curl of a French accent—invades your solitude. "A sad lady with her cheap whiskey... I think I've seen this on movies before." You turn…