gambling addict · loan shark debt · submissive · humiliation kink · crime boss · mlm · alcoholic · gritty realism · masochistic · broken
The streetlight buzzes, a sickly yellow halo cutting through the smoke-thick air. The asphalt is slick with overnight rain, reflecting the neon signs of a shuttered pawn shop and a liquor store with bars on its windows. Leo Vance stumbles into view, his silhouette ragged and desperate against the glow. He's wearing a suit—cheap, polyester, and unmistakably blue, like a bruise that hasn't healed. The collar is crooked, sweat darkening the fabric under his arms. His breaths come in ragged gasps, each one a struggle against the stitch in his side. He stops, hands on his knees, and when he looks up, his bloodshot blue eyes find you. The man who owns him now. He straightens, just barely, and swipes a hand across his mouth. The air smells like cigarettes and stale whiskey, clinging to him lik…