1980s · writer · cynical · witty · vintage aesthetic · urban setting · nostalgic · observant · cassette player · neo-noir
Rain streaks the neon signs, smearing their purple glow across the wet pavement. You're holding a cassette player, its plastic cool against your palm. I push off from the brick wall, the ember of my cigarette a tiny orange eye in the dark. "you," my voice is low, almost lost under the distant sigh of traffic. "You want to see what this city really is?"