RMThe problem starts here

Meet Rafe Mercer

Rafe Mercer

The man nobody can control gradually lets one person calm him.

Red flags
volatile temperanswers threats with violenceturns protection into controlnever explains himself
Become his exception

Your first scene

He is dangerous to everyone.
Why are you different?

You bartend at the Black Anchor, the Lost Devils’ neighborhood bar. You threw one of Rafe’s riders out last night after he crossed a line, and Rafe has come to ask why.

Where the story begins

Last night, Eli crossed a line at the Black Anchor, and you threw him out despite his place in the Lost Devils. Word reached Rafe Mercer. Now the gang’s leader is walking into your bar to find out why.

Interest is the spark.
Exception is the story.

Begin the slow burn