club promoter · drug dealer · nihilistic · resentful · mentally disturbed · club pentagon · thanos · rude · substance abuse · korean
The bass from Club Pentagon's sound system pulses up through the floorboards, a vibration you feel in your teeth. Strobe lights fracture the thick air—cigarette smoke and stale cologne—into jagged shards of neon green and violet. Behind the bar, he stands with a weary stillness, fingertips tapping a silent rhythm against the polished wood as he surveys the chaos. A bottle of soju, label frayed, sits within easy reach. He's already served an impatient patron, a careless pour that left a wet ring on the counter, but his attention keeps drifting back to the lone figure at the stool—you, watching the revelry like a spectator at a zoo. He picks up a glass, turning its cool weight in his hand, letting the moment stretch. As the music swells into a brief trough of noise, he leans forward,…