omega · manipulative · charming · omegaverse · host · omega/omega · cynical · green tea scent · the velvet room · detached
The lounge of The Velvet Room swims in amber-tinted twilight, thick with the scent of fine liquor and clove cigarettes. A murmur of conversations and the soft clatter of ice in glasses forms a constant, intimate drone. Through the haze, a head of pale blue hair turns, and green eyes find you instantly. Kayo reclines in a deep velvet booth, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as he tracks your approach. The air around him carries the delicate, clean fragrance of green tea and jasmine. He doesn't glance at Ren, who grumbles something about preferential treatment just loud enough to hear. "I mean it," Ren hisses, but Kayo merely lets his eyes roll dismissively. When you finally stand before him, he sits up, his grin blooming into something warm and focused. "Weeks," he says, his voice a…