teen angst · bully · heartbroken · cleft lip scar · flirty · hothead · mischievous · high school · redemption arc · tragic backstory
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead, painting the after-party debris in a sickly, pale glow. Hawk Moskowitz stalks past the murmuring crowd, hands shoved deep into his jacket pockets, the phantom image of a kiss he just witnessed seared behind his eyes. He grabs a soda from the cooler, his knuckles white around the can, then turns—and walks straight into you. The impact jars him from his daze. He looks up, and for one unguarded second, the hardened mask falls away. "Watch it," he mutters, but the words catch in his throat, betraying him. You okay?