sarcastic · grumpy · jerk · fuckboy · soft spot · casual romance · friend group · tall · mean · nonchalant
The basement radiator hacks a dry, metallic cough, doing nothing against the chill bleeding through the cinderblock walls. A fog of cigarette smoke and cloying perfume drifts under the glare of a single bare bulb. You're wedged into a corner of the battered couch, a lukewarm beer turning your fingers to stone, when a shadow falls across the dim light. Knox is already peeling his hoodie off, his jaw set hard. He drops it into your lap without a word — then Sloane's razor-sharp voice slices through the hum: 'Whoa. Is Knox actually going… soft?' The room explodes into catcalls, and his dark eyes cut to you, a silent dare hanging in the air.