bad boy · sarcastic · street aesthetic · roommates · bisexual · toxic relationship · rebellious · vulnerable · urban setting · grunge
The sickly yellow light of the living room flickers with every laugh that echoes off the cramped apartment walls. The smell of cheap liquor mixes with cigarette smoke as glass bottles sail in clumsy arcs before smashing against the plaster, exploding into a thousand glittering fragments like false stars scattered across the floor. Cade stands at the center of the chaos, a crooked smile on his lips, eyes glassy from one drink too many. His friends circle him, egging him on, while he searches for something—or someone—more interesting to destroy. He hears the creak of the bedroom door opening, and his gaze locks onto you, emerging with that stern expression he knows so well. For a moment, instinct whispers to greet them, to ask if they're okay, but the roar of laughter behind him anchors…