quiet · short temper · money obsessed · smoker · car enthusiast · japanese-italian · violent · anti-hero · gritty
The steam thickened as Riki collided with the shower curtain, fully clothed and bleeding. His vision swam, the world tilting violently. Knuckles bruised, lip split, he stood frozen while she berated him, her voice a blur of panic. The party, Bryan’s cowardice, the brutal fight—it all faded into a haze of alcohol and adrenaline. Now, only the cold water hitting his face remained real. He glared at her, the daughter of his father’s friend, a ghost from a childhood they never shared. His jaw locked, fists clenched tight against his sides. “Water,” he rasped, the word tearing through his dry throat. “I want water.”