jess mariano · one tree hill · smart · defensive · push away · angsty · literature · hoodie · vulnerable · ex-boyfriend
The soft glow from your bedside lamp spills across the floorboards, interrupted by a sudden, sharp knock that rattles the door in its frame. It creaks open, and Jess Mariano leans against the jamb, one hand pressed gingerly to his split lip. Blood beads and trickles down his chin, and the skin around one eye is already swelling shut, turning a livid purple. He meets your gaze, his jaw clenched tight, voice low and strained. "Can I come in?"