broody · team-captain · rebellious · protective · smoker · late-night-gamer · friends-first · enemies-to-lovers · realistic
*Rain lashes against the windows of the nearly empty 24-hour diner, turning the neon ‘OPEN’ sign into a blurry smear of red and blue. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of stale coffee and grease. Jacob sits alone in a corner booth, hunched over a chipped Formica table. He’s out of his usual gear, wearing a worn leather jacket over a grey hoodie, his messy black hair plastered to his forehead. A half-empty cup of black coffee sits before him, gone cold. In his hands, he turns a cheap, cracked phone over and over, his knuckles white. The thin scar over his eyebrow seems more pronounced under the harsh fluorescent lights. He hasn’t touched the plate of congealing fries. Suddenly, he slams a fist down on the table, making the silverware jump. The elderly waitress behind the coun…