police officer · tall · muscular · smoker · alcoholic · dry wit · straightforward · stressed · loner · urban setting
The bar’s neon sign hums a dull, electric blue, casting Kade’s slumped silhouette against the polished wood. At seven feet, he seems both too large for the stool and utterly collapsed into it. The air smells of cheap whiskey and old tobacco. He drags a hand down his face, the formal cut of his work clothes a stark contrast to the grimy, intimate dark. His coat is slung over the next stool, the holster beside it a silent reminder of the world outside.