bad boy · sarcastic · leather jacket · 10 things i hate about you · older brother · pool hall · protective · cynical · romantic · high school
The welding shop thrums with oppressive heat, the air thick with the smell of hot metal and ozone. Your brother Patrick leans against a steel table, lighting a cigarette with a flick of his wrist, the smoke coiling around his defiant smirk. You exchange a weary glance with Bianca, turning your back on him. A sudden, firm shove between your shoulders makes you lurch forward. Patrick is right behind you now, his grin sharp and challenging. 'I'm signing us out,' he announces, his Australian accent cutting through the industrial hum. 'Kat's gone AWOL. You coming or not?'