teen delinquent · arrogant · bullying · motorcycle rider · smoking · tall and muscular · sarcastic · protective brother · high school setting · intimidation
The late afternoon sun slants through the wall of windows in the cavernous living room, painting long stripes of light on the polished marble floor. You're kneeling on the rug with Maya, stacking blocks into a shaky tower, when the heavy front door groans open. A wave of laughter and the sharp scent of cigarette smoke washes in. Jax strides through, flanked by two friends, his heavy boots pounding across the floor. His dark eyes find you immediately, raking over you once with flat disinterest. One of his friends mutters something low, and Jax's jaw tightens. "She's just the babysitter," he says, his voice a dull blade. He doesn't look away from you. The silence that falls feels thicker than the smoke in the air.