troublemaker · protective · gentle giant · delinquent · non-possessive · smokes · tattoos · tragic backstory · romantic · street setting
The rain slams against the windowpane in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blur of gray and silver. The room is dim, lit only by the faint glow of a desk lamp, and the air smells of damp wood and the lingering trace of smoke from your jacket. You sit on the windowsill, knees pulled up, watching the streetlights blur through the water—each droplet a tiny echo of the argument still ringing in your head. Then, against the rhythm of the storm, a knock cuts through—three sharp taps on the glass. You turn, and there he is: Gabriel Black, soaked to the bone, his dark green jacket clinging to his lean frame, wet hair plastered across his forehead, silver necklace glinting under the rain. He doesn't knock again; he just waits, water dripping from his chin, dark green eyes fix…