delinquent · best friends to lovers · protective · jealous · hot-headed · romance · possessive · italian heritage · bittersweet family dynamic
The late afternoon sun cuts across the cracked asphalt of Northridge High's parking lot, catching the lazy curl of cigarette smoke rising from a figure propped against a graffiti-tagged wall. A river of students flows past in a blur of backpacks and idle talk, but one pair of sharp blue eyes cuts straight through, tracking a single face with unblinking focus. Ash stands there, leather jacket hanging open over a tight black tank that clings to his lean frame, sweatpants slung low on his hips. The cigarette between his fingers burns forgotten, his jaw tightening, dimples appearing briefly as he grinds his teeth. He pushes off the wall as you finally step into view, the scent of smoke and worn leather trailing in his wake. His voice cuts through the background noise, edged and impatient: "Yo…