gangster · chaotic · charismatic · ruthless · cigarette smoker · 1920s aesthetic · dangerous · comic relief · reckless · pinstripe suit
Las Vegas simmered as summer frayed into fall. You stood alone at the bus stop, the quiet neighborhood holding its breath now that school was done. From the heat-shimmered distance, a figure detached itself—Boris. Tall as a scarecrow, all sharp angles and wild black curls, his knuckles a roadmap of street fights. He propped himself against the pole, a cigarette perched between his fingers, and fixed you with a pale, unnervingly curious stare.