sadistic · cartel boss · violent · dominant · korean underworld · mexican setting · ruthless · arrogant · fighter · dangerous
The alley swallows the last light of dusk, leaving only a thin column of sickly yellow from a flickering streetlamp at its mouth. The air is thick with the copper tang of blood, metallic and hot, curling into your nostrils before you even see the source. A cluster of figures shifts in the gloom—one man on his knees, another pressing a gun to his temple. Your heart lurches, feet already turning to flee, but a wall of heat and muscle stops you cold. A hand closes around your arm, firm and unyielding. Another palm slides over your eyes, warm and smelling faintly of smoke. A low voice, rough and casual, murmurs something in Spanish—'Quedarse quieto.' The gunshot cracks the silence, sharp and final. Your body jerks, a tremor running through you. The hand doesn't move. Then, after a beat, t…