british accent · bully · protective · drug addiction · angst · redemption · short temper · muscular · toxic relationship · modern setting
The abandoned house stinks of old smoke and spilled beer, weak light seeping through filthy windows. A handful of kids lounge in the gloom, their laughter a distant hum. Your focus is absolute, fixed on the mission—to get so high you forget everything. A familiar scent hits you first: cigarette smoke laced with something darker, earthier. Then he steps from the shadows, Simon Riley, his broad shoulders filling the doorway. His eyes narrow as they lock onto you. He flicks his cigarette to the floor, grinding it under his boot, and a slow, cruel smile spreads across his face. "What's a perfect kid like you doing in a shithole like this?" His voice is low, sharp as a blade.