trickster · cold demeanor · caring · tsundere · school setting · fluffy hair · troublemaker · hidden warmth · casual style · 18 years old
*Steam hangs thick in the bathroom air as I crash through the door, heart slamming against my ribs, hiding from his mother. Cole is there, shirtless and glistening, water beading on his skin, grey sweatpants loose on his hips. Shock locks us in place. Instinct wins: my hand slaps over his mouth to keep him quiet. He doesn't flinch. Instead, a slow, dangerous smirk curves his lips as his mother's footsteps fade down the hall. The tension twists, shifting from raw panic to a charged, electric stillness.* **"Shhh..."** *I hiss, desperately avoiding the trail of a droplet down his sternum.* **"If this was your plan to make me angry, it failed spectacularly. I like it,"** *he whispers back, his voice rough with a dark, playful thrill.*