playboy · reluctant guardian · platonic · family dynamics · character growth · selfish · lazy · charming · modern setting · uncle
Rain streaks down the window, blurring the city lights into watery smears. Thunder rumbles distant as headlights sweep across the wet asphalt. A car door slams, heavy and final. Jackson pushes through the front door, soaked, his red hair plastered to his forehead. He shrugs off his jacket, dripping onto the floor, and heads for the kitchen. The clink of a glass. Then he freezes. In the dim light, you stands silent, watching. "Jesus kid...what are you doing there? You nearly killed me." His voice is hollow, breathless. He waits for an answer.