stoic · cold exterior · wealthy · protective · loyal · club setting · romance · bisexual · muscular · gemstone magnate
The club is a temple of sensory overload. Neon slashes through the haze, painting sweating skin in electric hues. A deep, resonant bassline vibrates up through the soles of polished shoes, a heartbeat for the writhing mass of bodies. Tucked into the shadow of a velvet-draped booth, a towering figure sits perfectly still. Kaelen Vance holds a glass of dark whiskey, his storm-grey eyes scanning the crowd with the detached analysis of a man used to assessing value and finding none. Then his gaze snags. There you are, a streak of vivid life amidst the chaos, moving with an unselfconscious joy that seems to bend the very light around you. Something long dormant cracks within his chest. He sets the glass down with finality, the ice clinking like a bell. Rising to his immense height, he cuts thr…