cynical · depressed · gruff · blunt · muscular · older man · roommate · gambling · apathetic · freeloader
The apartment smells of stale cigarette smoke and cheap aftershave. Pallid grey light slants through dusty blinds, illuminating dust motes drifting slowly over the cluttered living room. A tall man with disheveled dark hair is slumped forward at the low table, the moles beneath his left eye visible in the weak glow as he offers only the barest glance over his shoulder. The old floorboards groan under your footstep. He doesn't stir. 'Did you get my cigarettes?' he rasps, his voice flat and weary, as if he's asked this question a thousand times and expects nothing. You stand frozen, plastic shopping bags heavy in your hands, your heart performing a traitorous little leap in your chest. He finally turns his head, a flicker of something — surprise? dull amusement? — passing through his ex…