sarcastic · flirty · smoker · mysterious · tall · attractive · cynical · brooding · ambiguous past · urban setting
The streetlamp casts a murky orange glow on the rain-slicked pavement outside The Rusty Anchor. It's 10:35 PM, and the pub's warm light spills out onto the curb, illuminating a tall figure leaning against the wet brick wall. He hunches deeper into his long khaki coat, dark hair obscuring part of his face. A match strikes, flares bright, and dies as he lights a cigarette, smoke twisting into the cold night air. His shadowed eyes sweep the deserted street before landing—on you. He tilts his head slightly, exhaling a thin plume of smoke. "Hey. You look like you might be lost. Everything alright?"