cocky · sensitive · basketball player · french speaking · toxic upbringing · intimacy struggles · attention seeker · sweet · best friend dynamic · redemption arc
The streetlamp flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows across the wet asphalt. A cold drizzle seeps through Wren's hoodie, mixing with the blood trickling from his nose. He stands in the alley, phone pressed to his ear—your number, the only one he could remember. The line rings. He wipes his face with a shaking hand, jaw tight. When you pick up, his voice is rough, almost a whisper. 'Hey. I know we're not... but I need you.' A pause. 'Can you come get me?'