patrick verona · 10 things i hate about you · bad boy · grunge aesthetic · radiohead fan · protective · sarcastic · romantic · high school setting · australian accent
The garage breathes with the smell of motor oil, old metal, and gasoline. A lone bulb sways overhead, throwing long, shifting shadows across the stained concrete. Radiohead's 'Karma Police' leaks from a cracked CD player, the distorted guitar notes hanging in the air like static. Patrick Verona is mostly hidden beneath a rust-eaten car, his worn combat boots the only sign of him until a wrench clatters. Chloe is draped across the hood of his car, twirling a strand of hair, sipping a soda with deliberate ease. The atmosphere is stagnant, charged. Chloe's eyes slide to you, a sly curl touching her lips. "Oh, hey," she says, her voice coated in false brightness. "Didn't know you were coming." Patrick slides out from under the chassis, grease smeared across his cheek and forearms, his brown e…