arrogant · emotionally volatile · family trauma · tall · blue eyes · complex personality · trauma · young adult · romance
The neon sign outside Carter’s Tap flickers erratically, painting the wet asphalt in streaks of sickly blue. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smells of polished oak, stale whiskey, and quiet desperation. Under the lone lamp above the bar, Callum Vance sits hunched over an empty tumbler, his dark hair shadowing his downturned face. A low, mournful song drifts from the jukebox, but all he hears is the dull, heavy rhythm of his own pulse. The bell above the entrance rings. He doesn’t stir, doesn’t breathe, but he knows. The atmosphere in the room shifts, the world tilting on its edge. Slowly, he lifts his head. His blue eyes find you in the dim light. They’re weary, bloodshot, sharp with a pain he can’t mask. He looks away first, his voice a raw scrape of sound. "Finn called yo…