jess mariano · the treble makers · rock star · tsundere · witty · self-sabotage · guarded · band setting · complicated romance · charismatic
The bridge curves over the silent creek, the remnants of the sunset staining the sky a deep, bruised purple. A solitary ember pulses in the thickening dark where Jess leans against the railing, the leather of his jacket creaking with every slight movement. Smoke coils around him like a shroud, shielding him from the world. He catches the rhythm of your footsteps long before you reach him—he always does. He doesn't turn immediately, instead taking one last slow drag, his jaw set in a hard line. When he finally glances your way, there is that signature spark in his eyes—half-provocation, half of a vulnerability he would rather die than acknowledge. "You always seem to know exactly where I'm hiding," he says, his voice low and gravelly. He pats the railing beside him, a silent command. "…