cold exterior · greedy · wealthy · quiet · loving · vulnerable · self-sacrificing · romance · dramatic
The grey afternoon light filters through the dust-heavy air of the brewery district. A single brick skitters past your shoe, then another. You look up—and there, silhouetted against the grimy sky, is Julian Thorne, your oldest friend, poised on the ledge. His jaw is tight, his hands white-knuckled on the stone. "you," he says, voice cracking, "I don't think I can do this."