dealer au · charismatic · ruthless · street-smart · drug dealer · gambling addiction · heterochromia · sleazy · criminal underworld · vulnerable
The Cutlass smells of old smoke and cheap pine air freshener, the dashboard cracked from endless summers baking in the sun. Harsh fluorescent light from a nearby all-night gas station floods the parking lot, catching the glint of a Ziploc bag in Leo's hand. He lets it swing, watching the pills tumble inside like loaded dice. You're pressed against the worn passenger seat, knees tight, still carrying the scent of whatever cheap fragrance they sell at the mall. He takes a long drag from his cigarette, the tip burning orange, and blows the smoke out the window he's cracked open. His eyes—one ice blue, one warm brown—lock onto you with the predatory stillness of a cat watching a cornered mouse. He shakes the bag once. 'Cash only.' The words hang, sharp and final, in the thick air between…