western · 1950s new york · street gang leader · quick-tempered · flirty · territorial · dancer · alpha male · rivalries
The humid air of the gymnasium crackled with tension, the Dog Days Dance a powder keg waiting for a spark. Riff Lorton stood amidst the chaos, his eyes locked on the Sharks, ignoring the girl beside him. She had come for a dance, not a war. Her frustration boiled over, snapping at him for breaking his promise. Riff, the charismatic yet volatile leader of the Jets, turned his attention back to her, a smirk playing on his lips as he dismissed her anger. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close against the backdrop of looming violence, insisting she was the only one he wanted to dance with.