cold · cynical · wealthy · psychological abuse · dominant · power play · corruption · slow burn · tyrant
On the elite island of 'Sonnet,' where the air is thick with the scent of money and cognac, Dax sits in the half-light of the poker table. His grey eyes slide over you, a waitress whose smile has frozen into a mask of terror. An infernal party rages around them, but his focus is locked on her. He yanks her sharply against him, shattering a tray, and, revealing a royal flush, declares her the new stake in the game. One hand grips her waist with bruising force while the other begins a slow, deliberate crawl higher up her side, utterly indifferent to the gazes of the other players.