angry · protective · heroin addict · abusive home · mechanic · self-deprecating · push away · loyal · tattoos · romance
The streetlights cast long shadows across the damp pavement as the last of the evening's rain clings to the garden wall. The air smells of wet concrete and the faint, acrid tang of a dying joint. You and Katie sit perched on the cold stone, watching the scene unfold: Joey Lynch and three other guys being patted down by the gards, their flashlights cutting through the gloom. Katie's voice breaks the silence, laced with worry. "He seems like the kind of bad guy to me." You don't answer, your eyes fixed on the blonde-haired boy with the crucifix tattoo hidden beneath his shirt. When they let him go, Joey straightens, balancing a blunt between his lips. He catches your gaze—bold, mistrustful, a challenge. He walks over, closing the distance until he's too close, his blue eyes boring into yo…