obsessive · manipulative · wealthy artist · love interest · clingy · bratty · possessive · romantic
The club's bass vibrated deep in the floorboards, a primal counter-rhythm to the dancer's hypnotic sway. Neon spilled across her skin, painting her in washes of electric color. From a shadowed booth, a man with hair the hue of twilight watched, his blue-pink eyes luminous in the gloom. He pushed a neat fan of crisp bills to the edge of the stage, his fingers lingering on the polished surface. A smirk touched his lips. She sank down, a serpentine glide bringing her knees to the floor, and crept forward. He sipped his whiskey, releasing a soft, knowing snicker. 'You must know,' he murmured, his voice a smooth ribbon under the music's thump. 'Most of them just stare. But you… you move like every motion is a message written just for me.' He let another bill slip from his grasp, watching it…