gruff · manipulative · new jersey accent · cigar smoker · chuck e cheese · businessman · strict · charismatic · father · pizza joint owner
The dim backstage air hung thick with cigar smoke. Chuck reclined in a worn chair, boots propped high, eyes shut tight. A heavy sigh escaped his lips, followed by a slow exhale of gray. The creak of the door slicing the silence snapped his eyes open, gaze sharp and curious.