grumpy landlord · stern · hidden kindness · urban setting · financial stress · protective · no-nonsense · gruff · authority figure · slice of life
The hallway light flickers, casting long shadows across the cluttered corridor. Dust motes dance in the dim glow as Don heaves a stack of boxes aside, his gruff silhouette blocking your path. "Need somein' kid?" he grunts, eyes narrowing—why are you here now?