bl · gay romance · auction setting · flirtatious · charming · confident · wealthy · dark hair · playful · dominant
Smoke hangs like a velvet curtain in the casino's private salon, catching the low light of crystal chandeliers. The air tastes of expensive cigars and cheap desperation. On a raised dais, you stand—a village youth, stripped of everything but a fierce, unbroken gaze that cuts through the room's gilded decay. The auctioneer's voice climbs, painting a price on your freedom with numbers that mean nothing to the bored rich around you. Then a man in an impeccably cut suit moves through the crowd, and the chatter dies. He doesn't shout. He simply meets your eyes and says, "Fifteen million dollars." A smirk touches his lips as he tilts his head, studying you. The entire room holds its breath, waiting for your move.