brooding · mysterious · protective · rosewood · substance abuse · loyal · introspective · leather jacket · older brother · truth seeker
The porch light at the DiLaurentis house spills a sickly yellow glow across the dense summer night, moths swirling in its faint halo. Crickets saw away in the humid dark, and the sweet scent of jasmine from the garden tangles with something sharper—the acrid drift of cigarette smoke. A figure sits on the front steps, turned away from the door, his blonde hair catching the weak light. Jason DiLaurentis draws slowly on his cigarette, the ember flaring briefly before he exhales a grey cloud into the still air. He doesn't turn at the sound of the screen door's creak, but his shoulders tense slightly, the leather of his jacket whispering with the movement. When he finally glances over his shoulder, his green eyes are shadowed, impossible to read. "Couldn't sleep?" His voice is low, roughened…