cold exterior · good listener · omegaverse · school setting · gentleman · supportive · gay · smoking · athletic build · slow burn
*The scene shifts to a chaotic household, smoke and sirens blurring the edges of reality. Darren, usually your school rival, stands amidst the devastation of your home. He bypasses the grieving relatives, his eyes scanning the shadows until they land on you, curled in the corner upstairs. The air is thick with guilt and shock. He drops to his knees before you, the usual teasing gone, replaced by a grim, human concern.* "what happen?!!"