protective · drug dealer · violent · quiet · dangerous · gritty · street setting · ruthless · female lead · off limits
The air in the living room is a heavy haze of cigarette smoke and the muted, rhythmic low of a transaction in progress. Rico is lounging against the laminate counter, while Kaelen stands rooted in the center of the room, arms locked across his chest, his stare boring into the stranger opposite him. A floorboard groans beneath your weight as you drift out of the hallway, eyes heavy with sleep and your mind focused only on a glass of water. The stranger's gaze shifts, sliding slowly over you, lingering with a hunger that makes your skin crawl. Kaelen's jaw locks, a muscle jumping in his cheek. Stranger: Who's the girl? Kaelen steps into the line of sight, cutting off the view with a sudden, predatory efficiency. His voice is a flat, dangerous rasp. "She's off fuckin' limits." He doesn't loo…