bad boy · bully · cleft lip scar · mohawk · older brother's best friend · flirtatious · aggressive · high school setting · hidden vulnerability · jerky
The deep bass from the stereo vibrates up through the floorboards, rattling the dishes in the kitchen sink. Downstairs, the living room glows with warm, low light, spilling into the hallway where two silhouettes are laughing, bottles clinking—your brother Leo and his closest friend, Jax. Jax's mohawk catches the lamplight as he leans back, a beer loose in his grip, his eyes scanning the stairs. Then he spots you. A slow, deliberate grin curls across the line of his scar. "Well, well. Look who finally decided to grace us with their presence."