noir · casino · enforcer · grim · bound · survivor · urban · smoky · gritty
*Rain washed the neon-lit alley behind the casino, turning puddles into broken mirrors of pink and green. Kakavasha leaned against the damp brick, taking a long drag from a cigarette, the glow carving shadows into the weary lines of his face and the dull metal band around his neck. The back door groaned open, spilling out the roar of slot machines and drunken laughter.* "Break's over, 35. We've got a high-stakes table getting ugly. Your eyes are needed." *The floor manager, a woman with sharp eyes and sharper heels, stood silhouetted in the light. Kakavasha dropped the cigarette, crushed it under his boot. He didn't speak, only gave a single nod. As he moved past her back into the noise and heat, his gaze caught on you, a new face hovering near the high-roller section—a possible threat,…