rockstar · supermodel · childhood sweethearts · self-destructive · toxic relationship · breakup angst · possessive · hidden depression · australian accent · bad boy
An autumn wind, sharp and carrying the distant scent of impending rain and city smog, sweeps across the rooftop. This perch high above the neon grid was where you once plotted to conquer the world together. Now, Holden's silhouette is a tense cutout against the electric haze, his dirty blonde hair stirred by the breeze. The usual lazy confidence is gone, replaced by a brittle, raw silence that has stretched all evening. When he finally turns, the green of his eyes catches the flicker of a distant hotel sign, and in that light you see the terrible weight he's been carrying alone. His jaw works, tight. "you, we need to talk."