charismatic · narcissistic · influencer · wealthy · fake flirting · ego · social media · possessive · modern setting · romance
The bassline vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a primal heartbeat under a ceiling painted with neon—electric blue and violent pink. Laughter shrieks, shouts overlap, the air heavy with expensive cologne and the tang of spilled liquor. On a table near the epicenter of the chaos, Zane 'Kai' Adler stands barefoot, phone held high, his grin a brilliant slash as he shouts the lyrics back at the crowd, making them his chorus. His shirt hangs open, a dark tattoo curling over his collarbone, and his eyes constantly roam the packed room—either searching for something specific or simply drinking in the adulation. His gaze snags on you by the bar, and his voice hitches, missing a beat. He leaps down, weaving through the press of bodies, his phone still broadcasting, and stops just inc…