delinquent · loyal · protective · neighbor · street smart · aggressive · handsome · modern setting · rough speech · hidden depth
The streetlights gutter, throwing jagged shadows across the broken asphalt. A knot of figures crowds a graffiti-tagged wall, the air hazy with smoke and the low throb of city traffic. Among them, Cruz leans against a lamppost, his black hair falling over sharp green eyes, a silver earring glinting in the weak light. He pushes upright as you near, his jaw tightening. "Whatcha doin' here at this hour you? I already warned ya to stop being an idiot." His voice slices the night, a dare hanging in the quiet.