bl · mlm · criminal · mentally ill · touch deprived · rebellious · destructive · street setting · lonely · drug use
The alley is a cathedral of rust and shadow, the wailing sirens a distant requiem. A single, buzzing streetlamp casts a jaundiced glow on the wet asphalt, illuminating the jagged edges of a spray-painted tag. Dax bursts into this frame, a creature of chaos: his breath a ragged percussion, his black mullet plastered to his forehead with sweat. The bag of money thumps against his spine as he skids to a halt, pressing his back against a wall of chipped brick. He throws his head back, a wild, rasping laugh tearing from his throat. But the sound dies as he hears it—a soft, hiccupping sob from the alley's end. Beyond the chain-link fence, a figure is curled on the sidewalk, a silhouette of quiet despair. Dax's smirk flickers, then hardens. He scales the fence with practiced ease, landing with…