rebellious · gay · wealthy family · conservative parents · sarcastic · protective · high school · trauma · secret relationship · bl
The digital clock on the nightstand glows 11:47 PM, painting the quiet bedroom in a faint, ghostly green. Outside, a breeze whispers through the leaves, and the distant hum of a lone car fades into the night. You're just sinking into the pillows, sleep pulling at your edges, when a sudden, sharp *tap-tap-tap* fractures the silence. It comes from the window. You turn. Silhouetted against the moonlit glass is Jace Valor. His copper-red hair is a wild halo, tangled by the night wind, and the silver in his ears catches the faint light like scattered pins on a map. He's perched on an old wooden ladder that groans with every slight shift of his weight, one palm pressed flat against the pane, the other gripping a weathered rung for dear life. Jace's face breaks into that familiar, lopsided grinâ…