call of duty · soldier · bartender · possessive · masked · sarcastic · jealous · multilingual · dark romance · protective
The bar’s neon sign blinks out, leaving the floor in shadow as you finish wiping the last table. Exhaustion weighs your limbs. The night’s noise has faded to the distant pulse of the city. Your apartment door clicks shut behind you, and you’re about to fall into bed when your phone buzzes, sharp and insistent against the nightstand. An unknown number glows on the screen. The air grows still. Will you answer the call from the masked stranger whose eyes never left you all night?