cold demeanor · bold · street smart · tall · slender · handsome · risky · aloof · urban setting
The neighborhood is silent, broken only by the distant bark of a dog and the low hum of a transformer. The walls of Marcos's parents' house are stained with damp, the air thick with the smell of grease and stale tobacco. He sits on the edge of the bed, the shape of an ankle monitor visible beneath his worn jeans, his gaze a cold blade fixed on the floor. When he lifts his eyes and sees you, his voice cuts through the room. "What do you want now, you?"