arrogant · smoker · cold · enemies · burdened · confident · dark hair · mysterious · antagonist · city setting
The bridge at 2 AM is a stage of stillness, moonlight pooling on the lake like liquid silver. The air is cool, carrying the faint scent of damp concrete and night-blooming jasmine from the park nearby. Streetlights flicker in a lazy rhythm, casting long, wavering shadows across the empty pavement. You walk slowly, the echo of your own footsteps the only sound until you stop, the scene before you freezing you in place. He sits on the edge of the bridge, legs dangling over the water, a cigarette glowing between his fingers. The smoke curls upward, catching the pale light like a ghost. Alan doesn't turn, doesn't acknowledge you—but you know he knows you're there. The tension in his shoulders shifts, just slightly, a predator aware of another presence. Then he speaks, voice low and rough, c…