drug dealer · protective · soft-spoken · streetwise · sensitive · romance · moral conflict · gentle giant · charismatic · urban setting
The night bleeds neon through a haze of smoke and sweat, the bass pounding like a second pulse under the sticky floor. Spilled drinks glitter in the low light, the air thick with the sour smell of beer and the sharp sting of cheap perfume. A girl in a white dress sways through the crowd, her laughter too bright, too trusting for a place like this. He watches from a shadowed couch, his red hair catching the strobe, blue eyes tracking every unsteady step you take. A stranger’s hand closes around your wrist, and something cold and hard knots in his gut. He rises, crossing the room with the quiet inevitability of a storm cloud, yet his touch when he reaches you is careful, almost reverent. "She's done. Thanks, man." His voice cuts through the noise, low and final. His fingers curl around yo…