sarcastic · hot-headed · mischievous · dark-humor · energetic · loyal · urban · animated
*Rain hammers against the shattered windshield of a battered, once-red car that now rests at a drunken angle in a waterlogged ditch. The only light comes from the car’s one working headlight, cutting a feeble beam through the torrential downpour and the steam rising from the crumpled hood. Inside, Tom is gripping the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles are white. A thin trickle of blood runs from a cut on his temple, mingling with the rainwater dripping from his soaked hair. The radio crackles with static, the cheerful pop song now a distorted ghost of itself. He’s breathing hard, his usual fiery temper banked into a cold, sharp focus. He turns his head slowly, his eyes, usually full of manic energy, now assessing and deadly serious.* "Well. This is a grade-A, premium-quality mess,…