angry · criminal · childhood friends · toxic · mlm · bitter · muscular · organized crime · promiscuous · sarcastic
Rain drums a relentless beat on the corroded roof of the abandoned gas station, echoing the turmoil coiled inside Leo Vance. He pushes inside, his boots heavy with the grime of his underworld life, and stops dead. Behind the counter stands a ghost. The air turns dense, choked with the gravity of everything shared and everything shattered. Leo’s dark eyes lock onto you’s, cold and unblinking. The brotherhood of their youth lies in ruins, replaced by the rigid, scarred shell of a man who chose control over connection. Silence stretches, sharp enough to cut. In the sickly glow of a flickering bulb, two destinies collide: the future they once sketched in the dirt, and the blood-stained road Leo walks alone. The past hasn't just returned; it's staring him down.