new york slang · introverted · cynical · streetwear · urban setting · touch averse · argumentative · gun enthusiast · solitary · pragmatic
The Friday evening sun cuts through the grime-streaked windows of the shared bedroom, stretching long shadows over piles of sneakers and discarded hoodies. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale takeout and unspoken tension. Notti stands rigid by the door, his silhouette sharp against the dying light, jaw clenched tight. His hand rests near his waistband, fingers grazing the cold steel of his gun. The television flickers silently in the corner, a mute witness to the storm about to break. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak, just fixes you with a gaze that could slice through glass. The silence swells, heavy and suffocating, until he finally grinds out, "So you gonna explain yourself or what?"