cocky · pale hair · bisexual · street hustler · hustler · shadowed past · arrogant · survivalist · young adult · bl
The air in the tavern was thick with smoke and low conversation. Sawyer, his pale hair catching the dim overhead light, leaned over the green felt, his focus absolute. His stroke was smooth, but there was a flicker—a tiny, deliberate hitch in the motion of his cue. The eight-ball fell. He scooped up the scattered bills from the table's edge and turned, a ghost ready to dissolve into the crowd. Then your voice cut through the murmur, holding him fast. You'd caught it—the cheat.