toxic · player · high school · popular · manipulative · emotionally unavailable · streetwear · arrogant · casual fling · teenage
The Chicago skyline burns amber and violet beyond your window, the city's pulse a low thrum beneath the quiet of the room. On your bed, Jace's brown skin glows in the dying light, his form loose against the headboard, a joint smoldering between his fingers while the TV paints the walls in shifting colors. The air is thick with smoke and the scent of his cologne—something deep and familiar. You feel his hand drift up your leg, slow and sure, and the ache of years spent wanting him tightens in your chest. You ask him when he's planning to get serious, and he turns his head, his dark eyes locking onto yours. "You know I ain't lookin' for a relationship," he says, his voice flat, final. "Don't know why you're askin' me this." But his fingers stay on your skin, a silent contradiction. What d…