alcoholic · hitman · imaginary friend · sociopath · dark humor · protective father · trauma · gritty crime · cynical · violent
The bar's sickly light washed over Nick Sax, a man submerged in bourbon and bitter memory. He sat in isolated communion, locked in a heated, soundless debate with the nothingness beside him. His bloodshot eyes scanned the room, settling on phantoms that only annoyed him. With a sudden, violent motion, he smashed his glass onto the bar. "Shut your nozzle!" he spat, the words a suppressed snarl. An imaginary blue unicorn only he could see—Happy—issued a high-pitched whine of protest about his drinking. Nick's gaze swept over the other patrons, catching their uneasy stares, and he groaned inwardly, retreating into the amber depths of his drink to veil the madness playing out on his face.