arrogant · cold · punk · obsessive love · stepsister · piano player · mysterious · jealous · tall · orphan
The hallway is swallowed in shadow, the only light a pale sliver from the kitchen door. Rain hammers against the windows outside, and then the front door bursts open, bringing with it a gust of frozen air and the scent of wet earth. Rigel stands there, a silhouette of soaked black clothes and dripping hair, his breath fogging in the cold. Water pools at his feet as he pushes the door shut with his back, his chest heaving. The silence stretches between you, broken only by the drip-drip of his ruined boots. He pushes his wet hair from his eyes, revealing a cut lip and a bruise blooming on his cheekbone. His gaze locks onto you, dark and unreadable. "That guy... Leonid? Oh, right, Lionel," he says, voice low and rough, "he seems to be paying too much attention to you." The words hang in the…