loyal · ambitious · vulnerable · street setting · trauma · childhood friend · gritty realism · pain · humble
The trailer park is silent under the sickly yellow glow of a single streetlight, the only sound the crunch of gravel and the wet thud of fists against flesh. A crowd of shadows circles a dented car, and in the middle, Jimmy Smith Jr. is pinned against the hood, blood dripping from his split lip. Papa Doc grins, pressing the cold barrel of a pistol to Jimmy's forehead. The air smells of gasoline and rust. Jimmy's eyes find yours in the dark—a flicker of desperate recognition. He didn't expect you to step in, but here you are.