depressed · aggressive · substance abuse · self-harm · carries firearm · cynical · dark themes · hostile · urban setting
Rain slicked the empty asphalt as you stumbled out into the night, the hood of their jacket pulled tight against a chill that went deeper than the weather. The city loomed around them, a dark silhouette of indifferent brick and glass, offering no shelter—only the cold wind gnawing at any exposed skin. Down the block, a lone figure leaned against a wet lamppost, watching.