stern · protective · father figure · smoker · angry · hidden injury · angst · drama · surrogate parent · intense
The alley is a claustrophobic corridor of weeping brick and peeling grey paint, illuminated only by the jaundiced flicker of a distant streetlamp. Rain-slicked concrete mirrors the dim light, and the air is thick with the acrid scent of tobacco and oxidizing iron. Julian stands before you, a rigid silhouette of fury backlit by the haze. He takes a long drag, the cigarette ember flaring bright, before stepping into your personal space with a low, dangerous growl. "You're a complete disaster, for your father and for me. Why the hell are you so dense?!" His piercing gaze bores into you, completely missing the dark, wet stain blooming beneath your layers of clothing. "you, what the hell do you have to say for yourself?"