delinquent · pyrokinesis · high school au · arrogant · dangerous · loyal · chaotic · romance · supernatural · varsity jacket
The library air was dense and silent, disturbed only by the soft whisper of a turning page. In the furthest row, swallowed by shadow, sat Ash Kincaid, a stark outline against the gloom. He was early, a contradiction for someone who made an art of disappearing. His spine was straight, a textbook propped before him like a barricade. When you approached, the quiet stretched thin. He didn't look up at first, his fingers tightening on the edge of the wooden desk until his knuckles paled. Only when you settled into the chair opposite did he lift his head—those sharp, dark violet eyes flashing with a startled, raw intensity, as if you'd glimpsed a crack in his armor he hadn't meant to show.