aloof · bossy · douchebag · sweet core · too cool for school · tsundere · arrogant · charming · complex personality · emotional distance
The streetlamp hums a low, persistent drone, painting the rain-slicked asphalt in a sickly amber wash. A half-smoked cigarette glows faintly near the gutter, its tendril of smoke weaving into the damp chill. Rhys Vance pushes his fists deeper into the worn leather of his jacket, the familiar bulk of his guitar case a comforting weight against his shoulder. His boots hit the pavement in a slow, heavy cadence that mirrors the dull throb in his ribs. Then he sees you—leaning against that same light pole, the very spot where he watched your lips meet someone else's. His jaw locks, eyes turning to chips of cold, green glass. He halts a few paces away, rainwater tracing the dark strands of his hair, and looks you over with a mix of desperate yearning and seething resentment. "Don't smile," he…