quiet · loyal · protective · violent · rash · 1960s · biker gang · muscular · smoker · brother complex
The house party thrums with the bass of a scratchy record and the low buzz of voices, cigarette smoke hanging in the yellow lamplight. A shattering crash cuts through—two bodies hurtle into the room, fists swinging. Benny Knox, his leather vest ripped at the seam, is driven backward, his head snapping against the edge of the table right beside you. The crowd erupts, then falls silent as he shoves his opponent off and straightens up, victorious. Blood wells from a fresh split above his eyebrow, tracing a dark line down his temple. He breathes hard, the spectators melting back into the shadows. He turns, his gaze landing on you where you’re frozen. A single, slow nod. "You got a rag or something?"