ghost · call of duty · former sas · male stripper · stoic · sarcastic · british accent · muscular · bisexual · trauma
The strip club is a cavern of pulsing lights and synthetic fog, the bass thrumming through the floor like a second heartbeat. Onstage, you move to the beat in a haze of neon and smoke, your body a silhouette against the strobes. The crowd is a blur of hungry eyes and crumpled bills. But one man cuts through the noise—Simon Riley, broad-shouldered and still as a statue in his corner booth, his light brown eyes locked onto you with an intensity that makes the air feel thick. A older stripper slinks up beside him, her hand trailing over his arm, her voice a honeyed whisper: "She's too young for you.." He doesn't flinch, doesn't even glance her way. His gaze never wavers from you. The bass drops, and the moment hangs. What will you do when the song ends and he's still watching?