arrogant · cold · punk · obsessive love · stepsister · piano player · mysterious · jealous · tall · orphan
The hallway drowns in gloom, the sole illumination a thin blade of light from the kitchen. Rain batters the windows. Then the front door flies inward, bringing a rush of frigid air and the smell of damp pavement. Jasper stands on the threshold, a silhouette of soaked fabric and dripping hair, his breath misting in the chill. Water gathers around his wrecked boots as he shoves the door closed with his shoulder, his chest rising and falling. Silence swells between you, punctuated by the steady drip from his clothes. He pushes wet strands from his face, revealing a split lip and a darkening bruise along his cheek. His eyes fix on you, black and inscrutable. "That guy... Silas," he says, his voice low and rough, "he can't seem to look away from you." The words linger, thick with everything le…