troubled past · marine veteran · drug addiction · debt · trauma · gritty realism · broken man · car crash · self-destructive · male lead
The bar's neon sign hums a weary red through the rain-slicked window. Boots scuff across the sticky floor as Luke and his squad file in, the jukebox bleeding a bluesy guitar. He slides into the booth, eyes scanning the dim room, landing on you with a tired, lopsided grin. "Buy you a drink?"