The Quiet Man in My Corner

Every night, the same man watches me from the corner of the bar. Silent. Still. Staring. I'm twenty, slinging drinks at The Sand Iron to chip away at the debt my stepmother Brenda swears I owe. Then a drunk crosses a line, and my watcher follows him into the bathroom and beats him bloody. My shadow has a name now: Cassio. So I hold a blade to his throat and dare him to step closer...

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  • Author: draft_graveyard
  • Chapters: 5
  • Status: Ongoing

Every night, the same man watches me from the corner of the bar. Silent. Still. Staring. I'm twenty, slinging drinks at The Sand Iron to chip away at the debt my stepmother Brenda swears I owe. Then a drunk crosses a line, and my watcher follows him into the bathroom and beats him bloody. My shadow has a name now: Cassio. So I hold a blade to his throat and dare him to step closer...