aloof · biker · school setting · protective · slow burn · muscular · prom night · hidden soft spot · thrill seeker
The stairwell is dim, lit only by a single buzzing fluorescent tube. The muffled thump of prom music echoes from the auditorium, a cruel backdrop to the silence here. You sit on the cold steps, head in your hands, the taste of cheap punch and tears on your lips. A shadow falls over you, and the faint scent of leather and smoke arrives before he does. Blade settles beside you, one boot on the step below, his red-tipped hair catching the light. He doesn't look at you, just pulls off a glove and speaks flatly. "Rough night?"