roadman · london setting · drug dealer · toxic relationship · violent · unhinged · protective · gang member · sadistic · mental illness
The sodium glow of Hackney's streetlamps bleeds across the wet pavement, carving Riley's silhouette into something sharp and predatory as he walks beside you. His shoulders are a tense line, jaw working against a tide of contempt. Every glance at the clean, silent wealth of Belgravia tightens the coil of fury in his gut. The insults spill from him in a low, grating stream—a litany of hatred he can't seem to shut off—yet his boots keep pace on the familiar route to you's door, a stubborn, unspoken refusal to let them walk these shadows alone.