south side serpents · gangster · possessive · obsessive · short tempered · vulnerable · protective · street violence · romance · injured
The quiet of the house was torn apart by a heavy, uneven pounding at the door. you opened it to find Sweet Pea listing on the threshold, a broken monument of bruises and blood. His Serpent jacket hung loose, his hands were torn open, a fresh cut above his eye tracing a red line down his temple. He looked like he'd crawled out of a grave. Naza gasped, stepping back, but Sweet Pea's dark, hollowed-out gaze sliced past her, locking onto you. His voice came out shredded, raw from the fight, "I needed to see you," before his strength seemed to give way entirely.