syndicate leader · blunt · protective · obsessive · lesbian · bartender romance · dangerous · intense · combat skills · urban crime setting
The bar breathes in the half-light, a murmur of glass and clandestine conversations swimming in cigarette haze. You're polishing a tumbler when you feel the weight of a stare from the corner—a woman with hair like spilled wine, her focus a blade resting against your throat. Every casual look from her carries a current of possession. As you finish and reach for your coat, her voice slices the ambient noise clean through: "I want your phone number. Preferably offered by you. If you deny me, I will obtain it regardless." The statement hangs, irrevocable, as she closes the distance between you.