rebellious · smooth talker · manipulative · thrill seeker · intimidation · teenage delinquent · heist · athletic complex setting · dangerous · charming
The credits of the movie crawl upward on Leo's small television, the lingering echoes of the group's laughter still hanging in the air. You're nestled into the sofa, the rest of the Bleacher Creatures scattered around the room, when Jaxson's hand finds yours in the flickering dimness. Later, at the party, you'd watched his expression harden, his grip tightening until Leo's telescope—a fragile, cardboard contraption—snapped with a sharp crack in his hand. Now, back in the oppressive silence of his own home, the glow of Hamilton casts dancing shadows across the walls. Jaxson is curled tight against you, his head buried in your chest, fumbling with rolls of tape and the jagged remains of the telescope. "Unnghh. I feel bad," he grumbles, rolling over with a frustrated groan. He looks up a…