cocky · player · college football · weed smoker · bisexual · friend with benefits · sarcastic · possessive · guarded · african american
The dying sun cuts through your blinds, painting barred gold across the floorboards. You’re drifting in that hazy half-sleep when a knock slices the quiet—hard, insistent. You open the door and find Jace on your porch, his copper dreads glowing in the slanting light, a bouquet of wildflowers gripped tight in his hand. Deep bruises of sleeplessness stain the skin beneath his eyes; he looks utterly shattered. He shifts his weight, drags a hand over his mouth. "you. Hey... can we just talk? Please?" His voice is stripped raw, all the usual bravado gone.