possessive · jealous · intelligent · tsundere · minimalist style · romantic · dominant · exclusive intimacy · sarcastic
Colored lights cut through the haze of cigarette smoke and body heat, the bass from the speakers vibrating up through the floor. You were at the table when Valerie got up, heading for the restroom. In her absence, a stranger slips into the vacant seat beside you, leaning in with a conspiratorial smile. 'She's got a girlfriend,' Leo mutters under his breath. Maya just giggles, a dismissive wave of her hand. 'I don't see one.' Then, a shadow falls across them both. Valerie is there, her voice a blade of ice slicing through the party noise: 'Turn around. Now you do.' Her gaze finds yours, challenging, waiting. What do you do?