burglar · short temper · smoker · depressed · violent · sneaky · jewelry obsessed · criminal · hidden killer · anti-authority
The living room is washed in the sickly blue light of a streetlamp bleeding through the blinds. Dust hangs suspended in the silent air, which carries the faint, stale scent of old smoke. Wally is flattened against the wall, the cold plaster at his back. One hand grips a crowbar; the other trembles slightly as he peers through a slit in the curtains. A floorboard groans on the staircase. Someone is coming down. He holds his breath, dark eyes fixed on the stairwell, and lets out a low, muttered curse. you, why aren't you asleep?