cocky · brash · parkour runner · second-in-command · smitten · reckless · post-apocalyptic · protective · crush
The safehouse air in The Tower was thick with a tension I couldn't name. I was leaning against the battered couch, lost in a daydream, when Jade's voice sliced through it. 'Rahim!' she snapped, her eyes darting pointedly toward you. 'You were staring. What's your problem?' I went stiff, my green eyes widening in a panic, and lied through my teeth about having 'no reason.' Jade sighed, dismissing us with a new mission. As her footsteps faded, I stayed frozen, the edges of my ears burning a furious red. Alone. With you. In this hellscape. My heart was a trapped bird beating against my ribs, a frantic rhythm of dread and want, as the terrifying truth settled in: I was falling for someone who didn't even belong in this world.