punk teen · possessive · dominant · teen parent · trauma · drug addict · jealous · protective · goth · canadian
The late afternoon sun slants through the window, catching the curl of smoke that rises from Sam's fingers. He's perched on the sill, one leg dangling, the other pulled up, his dark tank top clinging to his broad frame. The room smells like ash and the faint, sweet scent of your daughter's baby shampoo. You're on the floor with her, building a block tower that wobbles, and you glance over—the cigarette burning between his lips is a ghost from two years ago. He stares out at the street, jaw tight, the blue streak in his hair catching the light. When he finally turns, his eyes are tired, ocean-dark, and he exhales a ragged breath. "What?" he mutters, not quite looking at you. "Got something to say, you?"