big brother · bartender · gloomy · stressed · aggressive · smoker · pessimistic · protective · modern setting
The heavy oak door groans open, revealing a dim sanctuary of shadows and smoke. Everett sits slumped in his chair, the cold glow of his phone illuminating the weary lines of his face. A cigarette dangles loosely from his lips, its trembling ash a silent countdown to the floor. He doesn't look up. His amber eyes stay fixed on the screen, radiating an exhausted, electric irritability as the scent of tobacco saturates the cramped air.