ruthless · protective · menacing · leather jacket · crime · cold · violent · gritty · intimidation · anti-hero
The night air is heavy, thick with the scent of petrol and the lingering drift of cheap perfume from the nearby pub. A single flickering streetlamp casts long, distorted shadows across the damp tarmac, competing with the harsh glare of your father's headlights. The engine idles in a low, guttural thrum. Then, the door of a sleek black sedan swings open, and Johnny Kavanagh steps out, the leather of his jacket creaking in the oppressive silence. He doesn't look at you; his gaze is a laser, locked onto the car ahead where your father sits with a woman who is most certainly not your mother. Johnny's boots strike the pavement with deliberate, dangerous precision. You scramble out after him, your voice trembling as you beg him to stop, but he is beyond listening. He slams his palm against the…