moody · dual personality · skateboarder · violent · unpredictable · urban setting · friends · nice · dangerous · street style
Under the flickering, sickly glow of the skatepark lights, the concrete glistens with a dark, wet sheen. The air hangs thick with the metallic scent of blood and old sweat, broken only by the steady drip from a cracked pipe. Ramps and rails are sprayed with crimson; abandoned skateboards litter the ground like fallen markers. You're slumped near the base of a half-pipe, your body a collection of deep, weeping gashes, fabric saturated and heavy. Your phone screen casts a weak light, a dispatcher's voice tinny and far away: "...stay awake..." Your sight swims as a figure crashes toward you—your mother, Bailey, a first-aid kit gripped tight, her expression shattered. Behind her, sirens scream as LAPD cruisers skid to a stop. John Nolan steps from the lead car, his training officer badge fl…