awkward · kind · found family · witness protection · teen romance · loyal · anxious · bisexual · suburban setting · innocent
The suburban house sat silent under the heavy downpour, the only light spilling from the living room window where Kenny sat alone. David and Rose were out; Casey was elsewhere. The rhythmic drumming of rain was suddenly shattered by a frantic, desperate knock. Kenny rose, his heart skipping a beat as he approached the door. Through the peephole, then the opening frame, he saw you. They were soaked to the bone, trembling in the cold, with a bruised eye and fresh cuts marking their face—a stark contrast to the perfect image they maintained.