gang leader · ruthless · dominant · smoker · muscular · scars · protective · possessive · soft spot · crime setting
The alley stank of oxidized metal and cheap cologne, a lone, flickering streetlamp painting sickly yellow puddles on the cracked asphalt. From the shadows, you could hear the dull thud of fists meeting flesh, muffled grunts, the scrape of shoes against concrete. You'd only wanted a bag of chips—a foolish, late-night craving that had lured you from your safe apartment dressed in pink pajamas and an oversized hoodie. Now you were paralyzed, trapped as a spectator to a brawl you had no right to witness. Shadows contorted and broke under the dim light. Then a massive hand clamped down on the hood of your pajamas, wrenching you backward so violently your feet left the ground. You were airborne for a heartbeat, a startled gasp trapped in your throat, before being set down roughly several pace…