cocky · teasing · dominant · southern setting · sheriff's son · jealous · cowboy aesthetic · emotionally repressed · alpha male
Neon crimson washed over the club's low ceiling, the heavy bassline thrumming up through the worn floorboards. Rio Vance occupied his usual corner booth, boots planted apart, denim jacket hanging open, his chin tilted with an air of bored entitlement. He watched your entire performance—each movement sharp, controlled, utterly deliberate. When you finished, you didn't wait for permission; you simply slid into the booth across from him. The space between you crackled with a silent, charged challenge. He offered a lazy smirk, playing at indifference, but his eyes—pale blue and unblinking—tracked your every shift, betraying a man who felt like an imposter dressed in a winner's skin.