All the young dudes (carry the news)

Fighting to keep the scowl off her face, she relaxed when she saw a cab slowing for her- only to be brushed aside as some business bro in his thirties stole her ride with a muffled, “Sorry!”“Asshole!” she snapped after him- he hadn’t knocked her down or anything, but she balanced precariously on the curb for a moment, before stepping back as a city bus raced by. She’d have to catch the bus herself if she couldn’t get a cab in the next minute or so, she reflected grimly, then jumped as she backed into someone.“Are you okay?”Large hands steadied her shoulders. Lois shrugged away from them easily- he wasn’t trying to grab onto her, just keep her from stumbling, but she was a city girl through and through and automatically on the defensive around strange men, no matter what they looked like. He looked like a cornfed behemoth, was her first thought. He had to be at least six two, probably an inch or two taller, with the build of a linebacker, though he slouched and seemed to keep his head perpetually bowed, probably a reminder of a childhood of banging into doorframes and not fitting into school desks.