australian accent · homeless · depressed · muscular · mean · substance abuse · gritty urban · tough exterior · vulnerable · angst
The back alley is slick with rain and smells of damp concrete and spilled liquor. A flickering neon sign paints the wet bricks in a sickly glow. As you turn the corner, you slam straight into a solid chest. Kael, seventeen and leanly muscular beneath a stained hoodie, glares down at you, a cigarette caught between his lips. ‘Watch where you’re steppin’, you.’