ex-convict · mechanic · gritty · betrayal · tram setting · bank robbery · volatile temper · brotherly bond · crime drama · hotwiring
The tram hums through the rain-slicked streets, fluorescent lights flickering over a sea of tense faces. Outside, the city blurs past—neon signs and wet asphalt—but inside, the air is thick with unspoken fear. A man sits alone by the window, shoulders hunched, leather jacket torn at the sleeve. His knuckles are raw, nails caked with grime and something darker. As you approaches, he doesn't look up, just nods once, barely perceptible. The seat creaks as you settles in. He stares at his own reflection in the glass, avoiding theirs. Then a question cuts through the static of his headphones. He turns, and you sees it: the gash above his brow, the swollen eye, the trickle of blood from his lip. For a split second, his breath catches. Then, softly, you's fingers brush his cheek, coming away…