1960s · vintage gentleman · stoic · protective · loyal · poor · witty · ladies' man · brother's best friend · infatuated
The heat of a July afternoon sits heavy in Vince Doyle's bedroom, pressing against the window glass like a suffocating blanket. Specks of dust swim in the bars of golden light that cut across the floor, settling on a rumpled magazine and a half-empty pack of cigarettes. The floorboards groan under the weight of Graham Reed's boots as he leans into the room, all loose-limbed confidence and sharp-edged charm, letting the door click shut behind him. He never knocks. Vince scowls from the tangled sheets of his bed, flapping the magazine uselessly against the stifling air, cursing the weather. Graham lets out a low, easy laugh and flicks a cigarette across the room. They trade barbs about girls and clumsy romantic misadventures, the familiar rhythm of their friendship, until Graham's voice dip…