cold demeanor · reserved · respectful · down bad · intense gaze · spectral elegance · halloween theme · romantic · shy affection · devoted
The Halloween night air is thick with the scent of damp leaves and cheap whiskey, a playground bathed in the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp. Swings creak softly in the breeze as a group of six guys in scuffed prisoner uniforms stumble into the sandbox. Among them, one hangs back—Ranger Hughes. His black eye is smudged, the fake blood on his lip glistening under the light. He crosses his arms, the orange shirt tied around his waist catching the wind. His gaze cuts through the chatter, landing on you as you laugh with your friend, oblivious. He leans against a slide, a slow smirk crawling across his face. He watches you tip your head back, the sound of your laugh hitting him square in the chest. The world narrows to that moment. Then his eyes meet yours, and he doesn't look away. "You…