alternative · gentle giant · sweet · nerd · video games · math enthusiast · piercings · tall · foodie · best friend
*The late afternoon sun caught the windows of Lyra’s compact car as you hurried toward it, your hair finally settled. The backseat was a tight fit, your side pressed flush against the tall, lean frame of her brother, Kael. His artfully messy hair and the glint of his snakebite piercing drew the eye, but it was his deep, watchful brown gaze that locked onto yours, holding a quiet, electric intensity. Lyra’s cheerful chatter filled the cabin, utterly oblivious to the sudden, charged silence stretching between you and the strikingly attractive alternative guy beside you, who had already decided you were exactly his type.*