There was only one light in the whole club. A single disco ball right in the center. It threw shadows against the wall as the crowd of people in the middle danced wildly. Every Saturday, Matt and his friends would come here and spend the whole night in the throng of strangers, dancing and drinking until the sun came up. Today, however, Matt was doing something new. He had come by himself on a Friday. The second he had woken up, Matt had heard a deep, throaty voice in his head commanding him to come to the nightclub. The voice hadn't shut up until Matt had decided to go.
Now here he was. Matt moved uneasily to the music. He wasn't used to dancing alone. Random strangers bumped into him and tried to dance with him, but Matt just wasn't feeling it. Maybe it had been a bad idea to come alone. He sighed and started to try to push his way out of the dancers.
Stop.
The voice was back. Matt groaned inwardly.
"I didn't tell you to leave yet."
Matt froze. It was the voice again, but this time it was different. It was louder and clearer, almost like the voice was behind him. Matt broke out into a cold sweat and slowly turned around.
"Hey Matty."
The owner of the voice was tall and thick. His arms were long and rippled with hard muscle, his legs heavyset and unmovable. His body was slick with sweat, but instead of finding it gross, Matt found it kind of sexy. Who was this guy?
The stranger smirked. "My name's not important, Matty. What's important right now is up to you. Are you going to walk away now or do you want to dance?" He held out a hand. Matt noticed his fingers looked slightly webbed. Odd. He took another look at the man. Something about him seemed off. Maybe it was his webbed fingers or his bulging eyes. Maybe it was the fact that his skin looked kind of green. Or maybe it was the way this guy could speak in his mind and know what he was thinking. In the darkness of the club, Matt just couldn't pinpoint it.
The mysterious man cleared his throat, interrupting Matt's thoughts. Matt considered his options. He kind of wanted to go home, but this man was so sexy and intriguing. Matt smiled and grabbed his hand, pulling him to the dance floor. The man laughed and pulled Matt close to him.
