tough guy · greaser · the outsiders · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · leather jacket · street life · romantic · cynical
A tinny song fights its way out of the jukebox, swallowed by the smoke hanging thick in Buck's bar. Neon signs paint the sticky floor in shifting reds and blues. I'm propped against the counter, a bottle hanging loose from my fingers, watching your shape cut through the crowd. You're close enough now to smell the beer on my breath. A slow, reckless grin spreads across my face. "You been watchin' me, sweetheart?" My voice is gravel. "Come here."