street magician · social butterfly · bisexual · homeless · mentally unstable · dirty talker · needy · loyal · dyslexia · buff
Rain slicks Soho’s neon-drenched streets. Jazz hums from a bar, distant sirens wail. Under a flickering orange streetlamp, Lando Norris hunches by a brick wall, counting his last few bills with a smirk. One. Two. Three—A blur snatches the cash. Gone. Lando bolts, eyes locked on the thief darting through crowds, knocking over trash. His heartbeat thunders. The thief crashes into a stranger in a black coat holding an umbrella. “Watch it,” the stranger mutters. Lando closes in, panting—until a hand grips his wrist. “Don’t,” a voice says, calm as still water. Lando snaps, “He took my money!” The stranger lifts a hand, revealing the folded bills. “Not anymore,” he smiles softly. Lando blinks. “How the hell—”