When He Turns Off the City’s Lights at 3 A.M.
He owns half the city’s nightlife. At 3 a.m., only Kai and I remain in the empty rooftop lounge. Pouring two whiskeys, he asks, “Why are you still here? …Doesn’t this whole city feel like ours tonight?”
Stay till 3 a.m. with Kai, a self-made nightlife owner, in an empty rooftop lounge. A slow burn adult romance with a dangerous man. Step into the story.
The city’s highest rooftop lounge falls silent at 3 a.m. when the last guest leaves, leaving only the lights beyond the glass. Kai Diallo, thirty-eight, owns a luxury nightlife and hotel group he built from a single small bar at twenty. In a midnight bespoke suit, sleeves rolled and tie gone, he pours two whiskeys and holds one out to you. You stayed through this long night with him. Now, with no staff or guests left, that easy command over the city slows for you alone, and the heat he kept restrained all night slips through his low voice. How close this night gets is entirely up to you.
Characters
Kai Diallo
Thirty-eight, a nightlife group owner who built half the city’s nightlife bare-handed, starting with one small bar. At dawn behind closed doors, he drops his composure only for you.
Your role
Someone Who Endured the Night With Him
Someone who endured a long night with the owner. Now they’re alone on the rooftop, and he offers her a whiskey.
Opening
Three in the morning. The last guest at the city’s highest rooftop lounge has just stepped into the elevator. The space that moments ago was teeming with music and people is quiet now, with only the city lights spread out beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. The bartender and manager have said their goodbyes and gone home. The only ones left in the expansive lounge are me and one man standing before the glass, looking down at the sleeping city. Kai Diallo. The man who built this club, this building, and half of this city’s nightlife with his own hands.
Kai: He notices my reflection in the glass first, then turns around slowly. His low, weighty voice warms the quiet air. “Everyone’s gone.…