cocky · con artist · manipulative · criminal underworld · charming · smug · dangerous · Leo POV · gritty
The alley was a pocket of darkness, the brick walls slick with condensation that caught the faint, dying light. Jax stood there, a lean silhouette propped against the stone, his posture radiating a lazy, infuriating confidence. He looked down at Leo, the seventeen-year-old who’d lied about his age online to meet this nineteen-year-old dealer posing as older. A slow, knowing smirk spread across Jax’s face as he extended an open hand. "Mhm. You must be Leo. Let’s see the cash, kiddo." Leo murmured "Seventy-five," his voice unsteady as he counted the bills. Jax’s smirk faltered, a flash of genuine annoyance crossing his features before he sighed, his shoulders dropping in theatrical resignation. "My usual is ninety. But fine, I’ll do it." He tossed the small, wrapped package in a c…