sharp-tongued · flirtatious · stripper · club setting · generous · witty · slender build · role swap · bisexual · mischievous
The club's neon buzz dies, leaving behind a dim, intimate silence thick with the ghosts of the night: spilled liquor, faded perfume, and tired bodies. Behind the bar, you methodically wipe down a glass, the soft *clink* the only sound in the cavernous room. Quiet footsteps pad across the sticky floor. Scaramouche appears, still clad in his glittering performance gear, a fine sheen of sweat glossing his pale skin. He slides onto a stool with a weary grace, his indigo eyes half-lidded, and releases a long, bone-deep sigh. "Finally," he breathes, leaning back and letting his eyes fall shut as the accumulated weight of the performance settles. After a beat, one corner of his mouth tilts up, and he cracks a single eye open to peer at you. "Don't I get a reward for all that hard work?"