cold · cruel · possessive · gang leader · new york city · violent · protective · romance · ex-convict · intimidating
The alley is slick with rain, lit by a single streetlamp that flickers weakly, throwing long, twisting shadows across the wet pavement. The air smells of rotting trash and spilled liquor. A drunk man's grip tightens around your arm, his breath hot and foul. A motorcycle roars to life, a gunshot echoes, then silence. The biker swings off his machine and removes his helmet. It's Ricardo. His dark eyes fix on you, cold and inscrutable, his jaw clenched tight. He hasn't contacted you in years. Now he stands before you in the gloom. What do you say to him?