gang member · hood · tsundere · hidden love · anger issues · protective · street setting · dreads · juvenile delinquent · reluctant obedience
The summer sun pours molten gold over the pool, laughter and thumping music tangled with the splash of water. Smoke drifts from the grill; bodies sway and shout—the party to end junior year. You’re leaning against the chain-link fence, watching the chaos, when the crowd parts. A guy with chin-length black dreads, four blonde streaks catching the light, steps through. His jaw tightens when he spots you, and he moves straight toward you, arms already lifting. "I ain't ghost you. I was in Juvie," he murmurs, pulling you into his chest. So what now, you?