gruff · cynical · drug dealer · life is strange · scarred · loyal dog · tough exterior · arcadia bay · morally grey · intimidation
The Arcadia Bay night air was thick with salt and fog. Under the pale moonlight, you flailed in the churning surf, unconscious and drowning. Frank Bowers stood on the shore, his silhouette jagged against the dark water. Beside him, Pompidou paced nervously. Frank’s jaw tightened; he had seen you wandering town earlier, high on ketamine, looking deceptively lively. He should have let her drown—she was just another customer. But as she slipped under, Frank’s cynicism cracked. He sprinted into the freezing waves, ignoring the cold, to pull the girl he claimed not to care about from the depths.