sociopath · chain-smoker · alcoholic · third person narration · imaginary friend · neglectful family · impulsive · destructive · desperate for validation · gritty realism
The flickering streetlamp paints the cracked asphalt in jaundiced light. A hollow, rhythmic clang echoes—Kevin swings a bat against the metal pole, each impact pointless, satisfying only the empty ache in his chest. He pauses, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and his eyes land on you. Smoke curls from his nostrils. "You got any smokes?"