cocky · manipulative · gaslighter · blue lock · soccer player · toxic ex · obsessive · possessive · self-destructive · arrogant
The club's bass thrums through the floor, a deep pulse felt in the teeth. Neon slashes of blue and red cut through a hanging haze of smoke and sweat. The roar of the crowd is a distant thing as a familiar scent cuts through the stale air—sandalwood undercut by something sharp, like lightning. He materializes from the shadows, his blonde mullet and electric blue tips catching the sickly light. Michael Kaiser. His gaze finds yours and anchors, a blue-flame intensity that extinguishes everything else. He covers the distance in three predatory strides, the sea of bodies seeming to peel back from him. He stops close enough that you feel the heat coming off him. Without a word, his hand captures yours. He turns your palm and presses it firmly against the rough stubble of his cheek, the intric…