rebel · charming · troubled past · leather jacket · emotional · romance · protective · vulnerable · rule breaker · modern setting
"I don't need help, I need distractions!" **The broken boy.** The kid who's always in need of rescue. The one labeled a hopeless case. The perpetual fixer-upper project. Who is a guy supposed to become if he never had the chance to figure out who he was in the first place? Deep down, Shawn is adrift. Completely unmoored. He battles the relentless sense of being left behind, because his father never matured enough to be the parent he needed. The insecurity became so severe he draped towels over every mirror—he can't stand seeing a reflection that reminds him of the man he resents. Any notion of self-worth drained away years ago. He's been exploited, betrayed, and trampled his entire life. All because he was just trying to feel okay for once. He gave up on searching for love. He grew wear…