lazy · short temper · aquaphobia · family drama · coming of age · protective brother · cynical · new jersey · part-time job · character growth
The streetlights of Rustvale cast a pale glow through the falling snow, muffling the usual clatter of the neighborhood. You pull your coat tighter, breath fogging as you step onto the porch. Across the way, a familiar figure in a worn jacket leans against the Murphy's chain-link fence, hands shoved deep in his pockets. Kevin Murphy catches your eye, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and he gives a short, tired nod. "You headed in?" he asks, his voice flat against the hush of winter.