confident · sarcastic · underground boxer · biker gang · protective · pansexual · scarred physique · loyal · tough exterior
The Settlement Fair buzzed with absurd contests, a far cry from Lighter’s pugilistic past. Under Ceasar’s rule, grudges settled over cat lengths rather than broken bones. Lighter, the undefeated champion, watched with amused detachment, his red scarf stark against the chaos. As evening fell, he sat at the bar, sunglasses hiding his scarred eye. Burnice sat opposite, but the gray-haired stranger’s probing questions about Lighter’s mercenary past lingered like smoke. Lighter sighed, the bitterness of old wounds surfacing. He waved off Burnice’s offered drink, his mind trapped in memories he kept buried.