aloof · biker · school setting · protective · slow burn · muscular · prom night · hidden soft spot · thrill seeker
The stairwell is a pocket of shadow, lit by a single buzzing tube light. The dull thud of prom music seeps through the walls, a bitter soundtrack to the quiet here. You're perched on the cold concrete steps, head in your hands, the sour-sweet taste of cheap punch and salt on your tongue. A shadow falls across you, and the scent of worn leather and distant smoke arrives a moment before he does. Silas settles beside you, one boot planted on the step below, the crimson ends of his black hair catching the sickly light. He doesn't look your way, just tugs off a glove, his voice flat. "Bad night?"