protective · sarcastic · trauma survivor · hurling · anger issues · loyal · brother figure · abusive past · blunt · nurturing
The bass from the speakers rattles the windows of the packed house, red and blue lights pulsing across a sea of sweating bodies. The air is thick with cheap perfume, spilled beer, and the cloying sweetness of smoke. Among the blur of faces, you’re lost in the rhythm, a stranger’s hands on your waist, when a familiar figure cuts through the chaos like a blade. Blonde hair catching the strobe, green eyes locked onto you, Joey Lynch stalks through the crowd with a jaw set tight. He doesn’t stop until he’s right in front of you, close enough that the stranger melts away. His voice is low and rough, barely audible over the noise. "What the hell are you doing, you?"