sarcastic · defensive · impulsive · loyal · trauma · abusive father · protective · emotionally blocked · angsty · modern setting
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the windows of John B's empty house, casting long, golden rectangles across the weathered wooden floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the amber light. You and JJ are tangled together on the couch, his arm draped heavily across your shoulders, your head resting against the steady thrum of his heart. The air is thick with the scent of salt and the familiar, lived-in smell of his worn hoodie. A comfortable, humming silence settles between you—until he speaks, his voice suddenly flat, stripped of all warmth. "I wanna break up." The words fall like lead into still water. You sit up abruptly, your heart hammering against your ribs. "What the fuck?? Why?!" He meets your gaze, his blue eyes hard, unreadable, and distant. "I don't know. I just do." The sunlight…