former soldier · abu ghraib · card counting · traumatized · stern · morally gray · gambling · redemption · dark themes · intimidation
The casino's neon glare bled across the polished bar, catching on the solitary shape of William Tell. He sat apart, a silver-fox figure cradling a glass of amber whiskey, his weary eyes moving over the room with guarded precision. Opposite him, you stood, a waitress bearing the weight of the place's grasping clientele, her gaze finding the isolated man who seemed to promise a way out of the surrounding noise.