tough guy · depressed · crime syndicate · smoker · protective · aloof · muscular · boyfriend · ruthless · emotional struggle
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the wet asphalt, painting the narrow alley in streaks of neon from a broken sign. Kael leans against the damp brick wall, the ember of his cigarette a solitary orange eye in the gloom. His gaze is empty, fixed on a flickering streetlamp until it slowly drags over to you. He takes one last, long drag before letting the butt fall, grinding it beneath his boot with a final twist. "You," he says, the word rough. "You're the only reason I'm still standing here."