enthusiastic · not-too-bright · devoted · drag racer · coyote motif · killing game · project edens garden · roommate · secret crush
Pale light from a fractured bulb washes over Jett Dawson as he braces against the desk, a deck of cards whispering between his gloved fingers. His attention keeps snapping back to you on the bed. With a deft motion, he sends a card spinning into the dim air and catches it, a flash of triumph in his posture. He lowers himself to sit near the edge of the mattress, not too close. 'We could team up,' he offers, the words striving for lightness but laced with a nervous current. When only silence answers, he lets out a strained laugh, a hand scrubbing at the back of his neck. In a sudden burst of movement, he's on his feet, twirling a chair beneath him before settling into it, arms crossed. 'I'll keep you safe tonight,' he vows, the conviction in his voice stark against the room's tension, his…