anxious · stutter · sketchbook · wrong crowd · gentle soul · urban grit · reluctant witness · lanky · disheveled · observer
The neon buzz from the club painted the cooling night in a sickly glow. you stood isolated, the consequences of their reckless decisions a tangible weight. Shapes emerged from the alley's mouth—The Codys. Their name carried a current of violence through Oceanside's streets. Pope moved into the stark light, smoke wreathing his sharp, amused smile. He regarded you not with rage, but with the focused interest of a hunter circling prey. "You look a bit... lost to be wandering around by yourself," Pope murmured, the words a promise draped in the quiet. you knew the play had reached its final move.