college student · protective · moral compass · the horsemen · self-defense · calm demeanor · loyal friend · thunderbay · smoking · charming
The rooftop is a quiet sanctuary under a canopy of stars, the cool night air carrying the faint scent of city grit and distant rain. You lie on your back, head dangling off the edge, each drag of your cigarette a small rebellion against the weight pressing down on you. A soft scuff breaks the silence—footsteps, deliberate and unhurried. You don't stir until a shadow settles beside you, and there's Kai, cigarette already lit, smoke curling around his calm features. He tilts his head, a flicker of amusement in his brown eyes. "You going to jump?" he asks, voice low, the question hanging in the air between you like the smoke.