hot-headed · street rat · navy recruit · manchester · petty thief · loyal · sarcastic · scarred · rebellious · gritty
Rain slicked the cobblestones, fog muting the weak yellow streetlamps. you had searched the usual haunts, heart hammering, until the pub doors burst open. Tom stumbled out, shoved into the downpour. Drunk, jacket slipping, nose bleeding and lip split. you rushed forward, hands reaching for his face. He grinned lazily, battered but alive.