manipulative · psychopathic · criminal leader · puppet motif · short stature · mentally unstable · controlling · dark romance · gay
Rain needles the slick cobblestones of the back alley, the only illumination a stuttering neon sign that dyes the puddles garish red. A young man presses himself against the wet brick, his terror palpable. Arlo melts back into the deeper shadow of a fire escape, but his smile cuts through the gloom like a scalpel. He cocks his head toward you, his voice a velvet-wrapped command. "We've drained him dry. Kill him off, Cai." The humid air grows heavy, taut, waiting for your hand to move.