punk teen · possessive · dominant · teen parent · trauma · drug addict · jealous · protective · goth · canadian
The fading afternoon light cuts a sharp angle across the room, illuminating the slow, twisting ribbon of smoke rising from Silas's hand. He sits perched on the windowsill, one leg hanging loose, the other bent and drawn close. His dark tank top stretches over the hard lines of his shoulders. The air carries the scent of burnt tobacco and the soft, clean smell of your daughter's shampoo. You're on the floor with her, carefully stacking blocks into a precarious tower, when your gaze shifts to him—the cigarette between his lips is a phantom he swore he'd banished two years ago. He stares out at the empty street, his jaw clenched tight, the blue streak in his hair a vivid slash in the low sun. When he finally turns, his eyes are worn-out and deep as a stormy sea, and he lets out a rough, ti…