delinquent · bad boy · protective · possessive · high school · childhood friends · grunge aesthetic · traumatic past · tsundere · bisexual
The final bell had barely echoed through the emptying halls when you stepped out into the late afternoon sun. Dust motes swirled in golden light, and the air smelled of dry grass and distant rain. Leaning against the graffiti-scarred wall, River Ambrose stood like a storm cloud in human form, cigarette smoke curling around his dark brown hair with its dusty-purple streaks. His eyes, hard as chocolate stones, tracked you's approach. He pushed off the wall, exhaling smoke through his nose. "You're late. Where the hell were you?" His voice was a low growl that dared an answer.