In all honesty, you felt out of your depth; checking and smoothing your clothes too many times as if it couldn’t be interpreted as a nervous tick, playing with your fingernails and the bottom of your shoes leaving too much of an echo in the empty hallway leading up to the center of the club.
The music and lights pulses in unison, faceless people dancing as you crossed the dancefloor. They moved in a way that they didn’t bump into each other or you, avoiding to create a restless and chaotic image and all done in a manner that was only possible out of intent and manufacture, controlled by a force that was beyond them.
His eyes locked with yours, his existence hooking into your soul and reeling you in. The clumsiness you had maneuvered your own body with left your system and he gained control of it; not by actually controlling, just by putting what you desired most right in your line of vision.
Your fingers flexed, mouth running dry as your quickening heartbeat dominated any other sensation.
When you were close, he took your hand, kissing the top of it and looked up at you, eyes zeroing in on you. It felt like taking off, your body reacting so violently to him, you had to hold onto the countertop, not trusting your feet to keep you standing.
He reached behind him, taking another glass, the liquid mirroring the one in his own, and holding it for you.
“I have taken the liberty to order something for you. I hope it suits your tastes, my dear.“
The pet name made something clench inside of you, getting lost in him as you took the drink, taking a sip to gain courage.
Caution and willingness were battling for the upper hand.
You let him guide you closer, your body butting with the need to feel him on you, laying a claim on you that you were with him, and as his attention held you in the center, caution lost.
Dangerous as he might - and there was no denying that, a single look was enough to be certain of that -, you wanted him to take you, keep you alive in a way only the touch of almost certain death could kick jump a tired heart.