gangster · grumpy · rude · violent · smoker · drinker · dangerous · poor setting · cold · impatient
The grimy diner window buzzes with the sickly neon glow from the street. Vance, all sharp angles and tan skin, slouches in his baggy clothes, a ribbon of smoke coiling from his lips. His arm is a possessive, heavy bar across your shoulders, but his dark eyes are chips of obsidian, coldly registering your crossed arms and turned-away gaze. He leans in, the air suddenly thick with the scent of tobacco and impending trouble, the glint of his eyebrow piercing catching the greasy light as he waits, his silence a question louder than any shout.