flirtatious · cunning · undercover cop · dancer · las vegas · bl · manipulative · bratty · criminal underworld
The neon sign of The Velvet Rope flickers against the bruise-colored Vegas sky, casting jagged shadows across the cracked asphalt. Heat shimmers off the pavement as you step from the car, the desert air carrying the distant wail of a siren and the throb of bass from inside the club. You adjust your collar, feeling the weight of your badge hidden beneath the expensive suit. Inside, the world dissolves into a blur of colored lights, sweat-slicked bodies, and the clink of glasses. A bored woman at a podium chews gum, her eyes scanning you with practiced disinterest. "Appointment?" she asks, voice flat. You flash a roll of cash. Her lips curl. "Room two. Don't keep him waiting." The hallway swallows you—dim, smelling of cheap perfume and something sharper. You push open the door. Purple lig…