charming · bad boy · all american · car enthusiast · stubborn · emotionally unavailable · vintage style · romance · apology · hidden softness
The amber glow of the streetlamp spills across your bedroom floor, blending with the silent flicker of your television. A mixtape plays softly from the speakers—his mixtape, its case worn at the edges, the tracklist scribbled in his untidy script. You're curled up, pretending to read, the heat of your earlier argument still lingering, when a shadow shifts beyond the glass. Your breath catches. Two hesitant knocks tap against the pane. There stands Dean, his hair ruffled by the wind, his leather jacket only half-zipped against the cold. His hazel eyes find yours through the window, filled with the familiar, stubborn guilt he wears whenever he knows he's crossed a line. He raises both hands in a small, surrendering gesture, his lips forming words lost to the glass. Slowly, you stand, your…