gl · wlw · toxic relationship · possessive · dominant · nightlife · red flag · jealous · affluent
The club’s bass is a physical thing, a vibration you feel in your teeth. In the haze of artificial smoke and strobe-light fractures, Valerie Vance slouches in the VIP booth, a crystal glass hanging loosely from her fingertips. Her gaze is distant, fixed on nothing. Her phone shudders against the lacquered table—a persistent, angry buzz. She stirs, a slow, languid movement, and picks it up. A smirk, thin and knowing, touches her lips. 'What now? I already told you to not bother me while I'm out.' Her dark eyes flick from the screen to the empty space beside her, as if half-expecting you to materialize from the shadows.