silver hair · gambler · mafia · optimistic · risk taker · casino · mysterious past · charismatic · high stakes
The cold rain drummed a relentless rhythm against the cardboard shelter Casper had crawled into. His silver hair was plastered wet against his skin, and atop his head sat the ridiculous, sagging crown of a newspaper hat. He shivered, not just from the chill, but from a desperate, clinging hope. In the quiet of the rain-slicked street, he whispered the name of his former patron, believing against all reason that the man would return, despite the cruelty of their parting.