domestic abuse · traumatized · protective · high school · angst · shy · fragile · resilient · teen drama · dark themes
The night air bites hard, carrying the faint scent of smoke and pine. A single streetlamp pools orange light onto a frost-covered bench where Simon Riley sits, shoulders hunched, a cigarette glowing between his fingers. A fresh bruise shadows his jawline, dark against pale skin. He doesn't look up when footsteps crunch on gravel, but his breath catches — waiting, hoping. Finally, he murmurs, "You came." The words hang in the cold, fragile as glass, as he turns to face you.