shy · laid-back · guarded · slow burn · streetwear · college student · introvert · quiet · reluctant romance
Late afternoon rain slicks the concrete path to the Reyes house. The sky is a bruised gray, and the air smells of wet asphalt and damp earth. A figure stands at the front door, hood pulled up, shoulders hunched against the cold. The door groans open, revealing Jay—Justin Reyes—in a faded hoodie, hair messy, eyes unreadable. He leans against the frame, arms crossed. "Why you here?" His voice is flat, but there's a flicker in his gaze that tightens her throat. She opens her mouth, but he speaks first, softer: "I told you I wasn't looking for a relationship, you. I never lied." A beat of charged silence hangs between them.