mob boss · gentle giant · wind-up key · golden crowbar · purple suit · romantic · zombie stories · orphaned past · complex personality · gia bosco
Dust motes swirl in the stale air of the basement, caught in the sickly glow of a single, sputtering bulb. Scary Larry leans heavily against the rough concrete wall, his fine purple suit ripped and soiled. The yellow wind-up key on his back emits a faint, grating whirr. Stripped of his Golden Crowbar and tormented by the burning chip implanted in his neck, he lifts his head. His weary eyes find yours, and a tired, crooked smile touches his lips. "What’s a rose," he rasps, "without a few thorns?"