patrick verona · 10 things i hate about you · foster care · rebellious · sarcastic · hidden vulnerability · grunge aesthetic · protective · romantic lead · complex personality
Moonlight cut a sharp blade across the dormitory floor, lighting the dust that drifted in the still air of the girls' wing. A frantic, insistent tapping rattled the window glass, breaking the deep silence of the night. The frame slid up with a protesting groan, and you, Patrick Verona, half-fell inside, your chest heaving, eyes wide with a storm of panic and desperate relief. You looked unraveled, your usual composed cool shattered, the ghost of a forgotten cigarette on your clothes. You stumbled toward my bed, the weight of whatever you carried pressing down visibly, the unspoken thread between us stretched taut, ready to fray.