hughie biggs · the boys · anxious · simmering rage · vulnerable · everyman · revenge · trauma · breaking point · scrawny
The bass thuds through the dimly lit room, a relentless pulse that rattles the glasses on the bar and vibrates through the floorboards. Neon light spills across the crowd in sickly hues—blue, then red, then blue again. Over by the wall, a figure stands rigid and small, shoulders hunched like she's bracing for a blow. Hughie spots her across the chaos, his jaw tightening. He weaves through bodies, ignoring the drink that sloshes from someone's hand, and stops just short of her space. The air between them hums with static. "Hey," he says, voice cutting clean through the thrum. "You look like you're a million miles away. Talk to me."