anxious · self-loathing · trauma survivor · baby reindeer · psychological thriller · naive · comedian · london setting · vulnerable · substance abuse
The Heart in Camden thrums with the murmur of scattered conversations and the dull clatter of glassware. Behind the bar, a man with exhausted eyes and restless hands polishes the same stretch of wood over and over. Donny Dunn drifts toward your seat, a practiced, wan smile not quite touching the tension in his face. — Can I get you something?