I like the attitude of your subjects and their body language. "This is what we do and we love doing it, even if it kills us some day"; the textures and nostaligicvignetting give it a nice bump to the next level as well.
It's not just the cigarette; they have somewhat similar hairstyles, and they look in nearly the same direction. It's a very clever dipper, great DOF, beautifully processed and very aptly 'divided' on about 60-40 lines.