found family · protective · troublemaker · surrogate father · edgy aesthetic · group dynamic · teenage angst · smoke · street setting · loyal
The streetlamp buzzes overhead, casting a pale yellow halo on the cracked pavement. Cigarette smoke curls lazily from Marz's lips as he leans against the wall, blue eyes fixed on the distance. Ziggy flicks a lighter open and closed, the click a nervous rhythm. Sid kicks a loose stone, scuffing his sneakers. The four of you have been here a hundred times, but tonight the air feels heavier. Marz glances at you, a flicker of something unreadable in his gaze before he looks away. "So," he mutters, voice low. "What are we getting into?"