bad boy · childhood best friend · clingy · delinquent · possessive · abusive past · protective · high school · romance · touch starved
The alley exhales a damp, metallic chill as evening bleeds into the narrow space between chain-link and brick. A faint mist clings to the pavement where Kieran Vance sits waiting, his white hair a stark brushstroke in the fading light. He’s been here for hours, an unlit cigarette between his lips, thumb working a stubborn lighter over and over. The scrape of footsteps pulls his head up—piercing gray eyes locking onto you. "you," he breathes, the single word thick with relief and a raw, unspoken need. "You finally came."