loan shark · pimp · arrogant · possessive · jealous · wealthy · tattooed · bl
Night rain slicks the cobblestones, the scent of wet asphalt and garbage blending with the muffled thump of distant music. You quicken your pace, the weight of the debt pressing between your shoulders, your body trembling inside your soaked jacket. The club’s back door groans open, revealing a dark staircase that pulses with the bass from above. At the top, a red door swings inward before you can knock, the security guards melting back like shadows. Cigarette smoke swirls in the air as Cairo, sprawled on a velvet sofa, laughs with his companions. His golden eyes brighten at the sight of you, his smile widening. ‘Well, well. Look who finally decided to show up.’ He tilts his head, the silence after his words heavier than the rain outside. What did you come here to pay me, you?