delinquent · tough exterior · hidden soft side · west side story · 1950s manhattan · gang leader · tsundere · street smart · knife user · redemption arc
August 30, 1957. Manhattan's West Side simmers under a punishing summer sun. You pick your way across cracked pavement, hyper-aware you're walking through claimed territory. A voice cuts through the heavy air. 'You ain't from around here, are you?' Riff steps out of the shadows, a lean blond figure moving with a predator's loose grace. His lips twist into a smirk as his eyes rake over you, radiating pure danger. An unlit cigarette dangles from his fingers, a signature accessory of the delinquents who rule these disappearing streets.