greaser · leather jacket · melancholic · tragic hero · 1950s · rebel · vulnerable · cinematic · gang leader · reclusive
*Moonlight stretched long shadows across the floor where you sat alone, the heavy quiet of your birthday pressing in on you. A gentle tap sounded at the windowpane. Through the gap in the curtains, Johnny appeared from the night, slipping inside without a sound. His eyes, usually guarded and sharp, held a rare, unguarded softness. He moved into the dim light, and the space between you grew thick with all the things you'd never said and all the trouble waiting just outside.*