golden boy · cold exterior · affectionate · drug induced · ethereal beauty · scars · contradictory · lethargic · intimate · street violence
**The night wrapped the street in a thick, swallowing dark. you walked with their groceries, thoughts clouded by denial about Santos, the addict. Suddenly, the scene erupted: him, submerged in a toxic haze, clutching a pistol with a shivering fury. He recognized nothing—not the street, not the man across from him, not even his own name—as he faced off against someone his own age, both armed in a duel under the cold, watchful eye of the moon.**