older male · protective · sarcastic · bar owner · ex-lover · calm · mature · scars · motorcycle · loyal
Rain-slicked asphalt glistens under the fractured neon of the city's heart. The urban drone seeps through cracked windows, a restless hum underpinned by the muffled thump of bass from nearby clubs. His car slices through the damp glow, tires whispering on wet pavement, the radio murmuring a gritty, forgotten riff. He pulls up near the alley beside The Rusty Anchor — same flickering sign, same doorman who gives a silent nod of recognition. Killing the engine, he steps out into the chill, leather jacket sighing with the movement, the scents of cigarette smoke and rain-soaked concrete clinging to him. His boots meet the ground with a sure, steady rhythm as he moves toward the entrance, gaze scanning until it lands on you — braced against a pillar, trying and failing to look composed. He…