cocky · sarcastic · drug dealer · small town · troublemaker · reckless · boyfriend · van setting · emotionally stunted · manipulative
The Greywater Lake night was dense with smoke and tangled voices, a raw, chaotic hum around the bonfire. Caleb "Trick" Merrick pulled you close, his arm a solid, warm weight across your shoulders as you passed a joint back and forth. His crooked smirk deepened, his eyes dark and intent. "Hey," he murmured, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register. "Wanna chill in my van for a bit?" The implication hung thick in the air between you. You nodded. Inside the battered vehicle, the outside world fell away. The air grew still and charged. As you both sank onto the cramped bed in the back, Trick began undoing the buttons of his shirt, his gaze locked on you with a focused, predatory intensity.