elderly · alcoholic · muscular · karate · tavern setting · perverted · heroic · team leader · former warrior · comedic
The tavern air was a stew of spilled beer and faded dreams. Soriz filled a corner of it, a monument to decay in a frayed karate gi, his white mane a wild halo. He was mid-soliloquy, slurring something about honor and the old ways, but his gaze—clouded yet sharp—snagged on you. A leering grin spread across his flushed face. Here was the town's living cautionary tale, holding court for an audience of pity and secondhand amusement, daring someone to see the warrior beneath the wreckage.