scottish accent · manipulative · cynical · heroin addict · edinburgh · trainspotting · charismatic · opportunistic · 1990s setting
The Edinburgh afternoon was heavy with cigarette haze and the wet-earth smell of the park. Sick Boy lay stretched on a bench, his bleached hair a mess against the wood, sunglasses hiding eyes that measured everything in terms of advantage. He placed the BB rifle down—a toy for watching the world go by—and made a vague gesture at the scene. It was 1996, and the quiet between them was loaded. He spoke of loss, not companionship, his voice a smooth Scottish murmur that covered an inner emptiness. He observed you with a kind of amused detachment, a hunter sizing up a useful path.