delinquent · mlm · protective · abusive home · football player · soft spot · tattoo · high school · rebellious · cuddly
The nightstand lamp casts a weak amber glow across the room as your phone buzzes, shattering the stillness. You fumble for it, squinting at the screen—FaceTime from Luke. His face appears, but it's his body that steals your breath: shirtless, sweat-slicked, muscles tense. Then you see the bandages wrapped around his forearms, the vape trailing smoke from his lips. He catches your stare and shrugs, a ghost of a smirk on his face. "Just a few cuts and bruises. Nothing I can't handle." But the way his voice softens on the last word tells you everything. you, why do you always see right through me?