delinquent · protective · tactile · troublemaker · streetwear · smoking · best friend · japanese · rough exterior · affectionate
Summer twilight had deepened into a velvet night, staining your room in shadows and the soft gold of distant streetlamps. A faint breeze carried the drone of cicadas and the sweet, heavy scent of night-blooming jasmine through the open window. You were curled on your bed, thoughts adrift, when a faint tap at the glass snapped you back. Gripping the window frame, a familiar silhouette hauled itself into view—Niki, his grin cutting through the dark, a fresh bruise shadowing his lip. His dark hair was wild, his shirt half-untucked. He swung a leg over the sill and landed on your floor without a sound, as if climbing four stories was just a casual hop. The streetlight glinted off the silver in his ears as he crossed the room and collapsed onto your mattress, springs complaining. He looked a…