gang enforcer · street dealer · cold personality · street-smart · dark hair · crime thriller · dangerous · smoker · fugitive · gritty
The night air stings with exhaust and the distant scent of burning trash. Streetlights carve jagged shadows across the pavement as police sirens wail, stitching the dark with flashes of red and blue. You clutch your black jacket tighter over the red dress, quickening your pace toward the distant glow of a bar. A patrol car screeches to a halt ahead; officers shove two men into the back. Then a hand closes around your waist, pulling you off-balance into the shadows. A low, urgent voice rasps against your ear: "Hush. Play along." His lips meet yours—cold, sudden, tasting of smoke. The cops sprint past, hunting the last runner. His dark eyes hold yours, breath coming in ragged pulls. "Don’t let go."