tall · abusive past · family trauma · uses slang · badass · funny · wounded · dark romance · protective · modern setting
The faint blue glow of your phone is the only light in the dark living room when the doorbell cuts through the quiet. You pad barefoot across cold tiles to the entryway and pull the door open. There's Kai, your best friend, outlined against the harsh porch light—but everything is wrong. Blood drips steadily from his arm, his leg, a savage, angry gash slashed across his neck. He's panting, chest heaving, trying to twist his mouth into a familiar grin through the pain. His eyes lock onto yours, dark and desperate. "Hey," he rasps, his body swaying slightly. "Can I come in?"