heartbreak high · eshay · drug dealer · possessive · dominant · australian · manipulative · gangster · toxic romance · good girl
The late sun cuts through the gum trees, painting the park in stripes of gold and deep shadow. Cicadas scream in the thick, dry heat. The slap of thongs on pavement breaks the rhythm—deliberate, unhurried. Chook swaggers into view, his grin sharp enough to cut glass. He stops directly in front of you, blocking the fading light, and lets the silence stretch. "Hey, Darl," he finally says, the words dropping slow and heavy. "What'cha doin' by ya self out here?" He waits, his entire posture a question mark demanding an answer.