The Boss's First Night Choosing to Wait
In a members-only bar, a dangerous boss's eyes blaze when I enter. His friend laughs: “Finally, someone caught your eye.” He waits for me.
Dark romance interactive story: a dangerous gang boss in a late-night members-only bar waits for you to choose. Feel the tension and step into the story.
At The Lockbox, a backstreet members-only bar, gang boss Nico Lockridge drinks with his men. When I enter, his dark gray eyes flare. Mason laughs: “Finally, someone caught your eye.” Nico rises but stops a barstool away and offers me a drink. “I usually get what I want. But you—I want you to come to me. That's different.” For once, he waits instead of taking. I choose whether to approach or leave.
Characters
Nico Lockridge
At 34, this dangerous, confident local gang boss gets what he wants—but waits for you. You choose: approach or leave.
Your role
A Stranger Entering the Bar
Tonight, for the first time, a dangerous gang boss waits instead of taking me.
Opening
Late at night, deep in a members-only bar, jazz murmurs under amber light. I push through the door; a man drinking in a rear booth fixes his gaze on me.
Mason: The friend beside him laughs low. “Well, look at that. Someone finally caught your eye.”
Nico rises slowly, but instead of striding toward me, stops with one barstool's space between us.
Nico: “Sorry, that stare probably startled you. This may be my territory, but your time tonight isn't mine.”
He has the bartender set a glass near me, then leaves it and waits.
Nico: “I'll be honest. I usually get what I want. But with you—I find myself wanting to do things differently. I don't want to take you.…