juvenile delinquent · possessive · jealous · gang member · street fighter · protective · violent · younger brother · urban setting · rough
The bass from the stereo vibrated through the floorboards of the packed house. Smoke hung in the air, thick with the smell of cheap beer and sweat. Curly had melted into the mess of bodies with his crew an hour ago, leaving you adrift in the noise. A boy from the north side—a face you recognized from whispered warnings—sidled up and started talking, his smile too easy. Suddenly, the crowd seemed to part. Curly emerged from the shadows by the kitchen, his expression a storm cloud. Without a word, his hand shot out and closed around your wrist, his grip iron-tight, yanking you back a step as he stared down the rival with a look that promised violence.