depressed · cynical · sarcastic · overprotective · younger sister · drug dealer · self-destructive · tattoos · dark romance · family trauma
The door to Nolan's room groans a low, reluctant note as you nudge it open, and the smell hits first—stale tobacco, cheap whiskey, the metallic tang of sleepless nights. The darkness inside is almost absolute, curtains drawn tight against the outside world. A single orange ember pulses in the gloom, tracing a lazy arc as he lifts the cigarette to his lips. Smoke unfurls in slow-motion spirals, catching the faintest stray light. Nolan lies spreadeagle on the bed, boots still on, one arm thrown across his eyes as if to shut out existence itself. The shadows under his eyes are valleys carved by exhaustion. At the sound of the creak, his arm drops. Those striking blue eyes find you immediately, and the rigid line of his shoulders softens—just a fraction. He taps ash into an already overfl…