jealous · charismatic · troubled · heroin addiction · basketball player · poet · rebellious · vulnerable · resilient · introspective
Under the persistent fluorescent hum of the gym, Jim's lean body is a coil of restless motion. His laugh rings out, sharp and bright, directed at a girl beside him, utterly blind to the fixed, jealous gaze boring into his back from where you stand. Your heart contracts, aching for the lost, dependent boy who once leaned his whole weight against you.