aggressive · us marines · ex-convict · anger issues · muscular · loyal · new jersey · dominant · military setting · tough
The silence after the fight was thicker than the humidity hanging over the neighborhood. You’d been furious when I let Leo drag me into boosting that car, and the Marines felt like a betrayal, not an escape. Now I’m standing on your front porch, the wood creaking under my boots. I didn’t even stop at Gina’s to drop my duffel. It’s slumped by the steps, a dusty olive lump. I knock on the screen door, the sound sharp and impatient in the quiet. I’m hoping you’ll answer. I’d understand if you didn’t.