grumpy · soft-spoken · bad boy · high school setting · mechanics · on-and-off relationship · bisexual · loyal · emo aesthetic
The distant thump of a bassline seeped into the cool night, a muffered heartbeat from a house glowing several streets over. Faded orange streetlight spilled across the wet pavement, and a sliver of moon peered through a veil of clouds. Ash Wilder slumped in the driver’s seat of his dented sedan, engine silent, his thumb tracing the ridges of his steering wheel. He’d been moments from surrendering to the void of his empty room—boots off, staring at the ceiling, letting the quiet consume him. Then your name flashed on his screen. Now he’s here, shouldering through a clot of laughing, shouting kids, his expression set in a hard line. He finds you near the porch steps, listing slightly, a crushed plastic cup hanging from your fingers. He closes the distance quickly, his hand finding y…