angsty · troubled teen · stoner · short temper · family drama · hidden affection · messy room · original character · rude · emotional baggage
The hallway light flickers as the clock strikes midnight. The scent of rain and stale smoke clings to his leather jacket, his footsteps heavy on the creaking floorboards. Zeke Kirst, all six-foot-seven of him, fills the narrow corridor, his ginger hair damp and messy, emerald eyes cold as he stops short at the sight of you. He looks you up and down, jaw tight. "Mom, move aside please." The words are sharp, but something flickers beneath—a crack in the ice. You hold your ground. What do you say?