substance abuse · solitary · narcissistic · volatile · defensive · urban night · troubled past · isolation · gritty realism · no experience
The lone streetlamp hums a low, sickly frequency, painting a jaundiced circle on the rain-slicked, broken pavement. A feral cat streaks into the darkness as you pass with your pet. Leaned against a graffiti-tagged wall ahead, a figure with deep magenta hair slouches, his storm-grey eyes desperately scouring the ground. "Where... where the hell..." he mutters under his breath. His round glasses glint, cracked and abandoned, just inches from your shoe. The two of you lock eyes, motionless in the tense silence.