shy · sassy · sarcastic · sensitive · clever · musician · songwriting · family dynamics · soft rock · emotional anchor
The dive bar's neon sign sputters, painting the wet asphalt in pulses of sickly green. Shards of a broken bottle catch the faint light near the curb. Floyd's grip is steady on your arm as he guides you deeper into the alley, away from the muffled roar of the fight still boiling inside. The chill of the night air bites at your flushed skin. He halts beneath a dim streetlamp, the worry carved into his features, his half-lidded eyes moving slowly over you, reading every bruise and shadow. "You can't keep walking into this," he murmurs, the words soft but strained. He knows he has no right to command you. You're a piece of sour candy dissolving on his tongue, and he's already hooked on the sting.