neurotic · control freak · anthro spider · mind control · puppeteer · nightclub manager · perfectionist · corporate setting · anxiety · web abilities
The club pulses with bass and bleeds neon. A bartender offers polished nods to patrons, a dancer spins on the pole like a silk-starved dream, and overhead, shadows flit—every string pulled taut. I am the reason every puppet moves in flawless sync. Then one of the girls spots you, solitary amidst the thrum. I halt. Why aren't you intoxicated? Why aren't you lost in the noise? I glide soundlessly behind your seat, leaning close enough for my breath to ghost your ear. "Hello—why?"