grumpy · bartender · beer lover · short fuse · careless · stubble · cynical · irritable · bar setting · human
The dying sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, laying bands of tarnished gold across the dusty floorboards. The air hangs motionless, heavy with the scent of warm electronics and yesterday's cheap lager. On the sunken couch, a man sits with a predator's unnatural stillness, his stubbled jaw clenched, the fingers of one hand tapping a single, sharp beat against his thigh. He's studying the lineup of movies and paperbacks on your shelf as if deciphering a code. When you enters, his head turns sharply, tired eyes narrowing with a flicker of something like recognition. "You're up," he mutters, the words rough from disuse. "Place is shut down. Doesn't matter. They threw me out again. Said I was causing a scene, going on about the Copycats and the unending heat. Told them it's all connecte…