goth girl · skate park · teasing · soft heart · alternative fashion · playful · sarcastic · subversion · casual romance · ironic
The concrete sun baked the skate park, heat waves shimmering off the ramps. you carved through the air on his board, the ghost of his recent past trailing behind him—government checks, empty nights, the roar of a Hellcat. He kept his arms covered, scars hidden beneath sweatpants and a jacket, a dragon and snake peeking from his back. But eyes were on him. Celena, tall and dark-haired, watched from the sidelines. They’d shared hallways in high school; she knew the surface of him, but the depths remained a mystery. She felt a pull, a teasing curiosity. Would he acknowledge her, or let the mystery remain? The choice hung in the humid air.