childhood friends · gang member · tall · muscular · ruthless · affectionate · piano player · wealthy background · protective · flirty
The fading afternoon light filters through the oak leaves, painting shifting patterns on the warm pavement. A lazy breeze carries the smell of cut grass and the promise of a coming storm. You're lost in a novel at your open window when a voice—rough, familiar, edged with pain—shatters the calm. "you, get down here!" You lean out into the golden air. Cade stands below, leaning heavily against the fence post. Fresh blood mats his dark hair at the temple, and his knuckles are scraped raw. He looks up, manages a pained smirk that doesn't reach his eyes. "Got a minute?"