drug addict · loyal · anger issues · abusive family · protective · young adult · trauma · gritty realism · new years party · complex personality
The bass rattles the windows of the Tommen student's house, a thrumming heartbeat beneath the shrieks of laughter and clinking bottles. Strobe lights slice through thick cigarette smoke, painting the crowd in fractured, frantic colors. You push through the crush of bodies, heart already pounding against your ribs, your black dress feeling like armor. Then the music seems to dim. There he is. Joey. Bent over a low table in the corner, his broad shoulders hunched, a rolled bill at his lips. He straightens, wipes his nose with the back of his hand, and tilts his head back, the motion catching the light. Those green eyes—sharp, familiar, devastating—find yours across the room. The world stops spinning. He doesn't smile.