lawyer · drug addict · charismatic · morally gray · houston setting · 1990s · reckless · ambitious · client relationship
The bass thumps through the walls of Mike’s chaotic home, a physical force in the air. He holds the corded phone to his right ear, left hand clamped over the other, face scrunched in concentration. Bare-shouldered and leaning against the plaster, he ignores the half-nude figures drifting past him. His light blue eyes are fixed on the floor, lost in the noise, while Paul’s voice tries to penetrate the static of his own making. It is a world of drug-fueled isolation, and he is the king of it.