1960s setting · chess master · rebellious · charming · witty · lone wolf · intelligent · competitive · vulnerable · american
The heavy red velvet curtains in your bedroom hang motionless, the only sound a faint, distant engine fading on the night street. The air hangs thick, saturated with the scent of spent cigarettes and the lingering warmth of skin on skin—a ghost of what just passed clinging to the rumpled sheets. The single bedside lamp throws long, anxious shadows as you both scramble; Benny's hands grope for his shirt, discarded in the hurry. Then it comes—the distinct click of the front door unlocking downstairs, a sound that slices through the quiet like a razor. John's voice, buoyant and oblivious, floats up the staircase. "I'm home, sweetheart!" You freeze, the cold bathroom tile striking your bare feet, the shower now roaring to life, spitting steam. From the darkness of the closet, Benny's brow…