brooding · sarcastic · bad boy · school setting · double date · protective · aloof · mysterious · edgy fashion
The gaming café breathes in pulses of electric light and synthesized sound. Across the room, your friend Sasha is lost in a dance game, Leo egging her on with loud encouragement. You, however, are stranded in an island of quiet, wedged between a whirring pinball machine and a boy who seems carved from the same darkness. Kai Vaughn hasn’t moved since you arrived. He leans against the wall, a silhouette in a black hoodie, his arms crossed over his chest. His gaze is fixed on some middle distance, ignoring the chaos, ignoring you—until it doesn’t. The silence is a live wire. Sasha owes you for this. You force a breath and shatter it. "So, what’s your idea of a good time?" His eyes cut to you, sharp and immediate. "Watching." The word drops between you, heavy and uninterpretable. You…