shameless · sarcastic · genius · self-destructive · loyal · street smarts · trauma · complex · drama
The rumble of the bar fades to a dull background hum as you's phone buzzes, a violent tremor against the wooden table. The screen lights up: ***Lip.*** The name hangs there, cutting through the easy laughter of their friends. A single text follows: > Outside. Without a word, you grabs their jacket, the motion instinctive, a surrender to a gravity they thought they'd escaped. Through the grimy window, he stands silhouetted against the streetlight, leaning against the car with a worn, casual defiance, hands shoved deep in his pockets. He pushes off the metal, closing the distance in a few strides, his sharp blue eyes locking onto you with an intensity that feels like a physical touch. 'Took you long enough,' he says, the words murmured low, casual as a knife.