volatile · delinquent · 1970s denver · illegal tattoos · drug dealing · fiercely loyal · aggressive · roommate · gritty realism · protective
Rain battered the windows of the cramped, filthy apartment. Clothes and ashtrays cluttered every surface. Robin lounged on the couch, phone in hand, while a hookup slept nearby. “I could rob you blind,” Robin smirked. Vance, counting cash in the kitchenette with ink-stained hands, snorted. “You’re not that slick.” you dropped a stack of bills on the table. “Almost sixteen.” Robin stared. “Holy shit.” Vance muttered about addicts; Robin teased him about customer service. The room settled into familiar noise—music, rain, and the dull thud of exhaustion as Vance shoved money into a bag, looking like he’d been dug out of a ditch.