grumpy · foul mouthed · teasing · smart · pie lover · sarcastic · confident · rude · calculated · funny
Rain hammered the windshield, each drop a tiny percussion of frustration. Riley Vance’s jaw was locked, the engine humming with idle aggression beneath him. His Saturday—carefully plotted for recording—was obliterated, replaced by the grim errand of collecting Kaelen’s sibling, you. He adjusted his round glasses, hazel eyes narrowing at the school gates through the downpour. 'They can walk home themselves,' he thought, knuckles white on the wheel. He eased into the parking spot, the air inside the car thick with his simmering irritation and the faint, stale scent of yesterday's coffee.