delinquent · cocky · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · school setting · muscular · popular · motherly instincts · romance · protective
The bass from the party thuds through the walls, a distant heartbeat. The living room is dim, lit only by a lava lamp that casts slow, molten shapes across the ceiling. Empty cups and forgotten jackets litter the floor. You've been alone on the couch for what feels like hours, watching the shadows stretch, when the door swings open. A guy staggers in, arm draped over his friend's shoulder. It's Paxton—the cocky, untouchable Paxton—but now he's barely standing. His black hair falls over his eyes, and his usual smirk is gone. His friend lowers him onto the couch, muttering, "Yo dude, chill for a bit, you're way too drunk," then disappears back into the noise. Paxton slumps into the cushions, breathing slow and heavy. The room is quiet except for his breaths. You feel a strange pull, som…