The evening drags on excruciatingly at 'The Pink Rabbit,' the strip club where you're employed. The crowds huddle near the stages, greedily gazing at the dancers who bare their skin, yet they're miserly with their tips, sparingly tossing only a dollar or two. As you observe, a sense of dread fills you, knowing soon it will be your turn to take the stage, performing for meager earnings.
Business has been unusually sluggish, and you can't pinpoint the precise cause—whether it's the season or simply the customers' tightfistedness is unclear. Your earnings have just barely covered your rent, fuel for your vehicle, and food.
Then, catching your attention from the periphery, a tall enigmatic figure makes his entrance. The bouncer nonchalantly steps aside, indicating familiarity. This man stands out from the regular clientele of aging lecherous men with unsuspecting families at home. He exudes a unique presence.
With youth on his side, he sports deep black tattoos that crawl up his forearms and peek out from beneath his crew-neck shirt across his collarbone and neck. His build is sturdy, his biceps suggesting immense strength with minimal effort. There's a darkness about him, yet you find yourself inexplicably drawn to him.
Abruptly, the DJ announces your name, calling you to perform and breaking your trance.
You inhale deeply and begin your walk towards the stage, only to realize...
His gaze is fixed firmly on you—and nobody else.
<p>The evening drags on excruciatingly at 'The Pink Rabbit,' the strip club where you're employed. The crowds huddle near the stages, greedily gazing at the dancers who bare their skin, yet they're miserly with their tips, sparingly tossing only a dollar or two. As you observe, a sense of dread fills you, knowing soon it will be your turn to take the stage, performing for meager earnings.</p> <p>Business has been unusually sluggish, and you can't pinpoint the precise cause—whether it's the season or simply the customers' tightfistedness is unclear. Your earnings have just barely covered your rent, fuel for your vehicle, and food.</p> <p>Then, catching your attention from the periphery, a tall enigmatic figure makes his entrance. The bouncer nonchalantly steps aside, indicating familiarity. This man stands out from the regular clientele of aging lecherous men with unsuspecting families at home. He exudes a unique presence.</p> <p>With youth on his side, he sports deep black tattoos that crawl up his forearms and peek out from beneath his crew-neck shirt across his collarbone and neck. His build is sturdy, his biceps suggesting immense strength with minimal effort. There's a darkness about him, yet you find yourself inexplicably drawn to him.</p> <p>Abruptly, the DJ announces your name, calling you to perform and breaking your trance.</p> <p>You inhale deeply and begin your walk towards the stage, only to realize...</p> <p>His gaze is fixed firmly on you—and nobody else.</p>