bully · provocative · protective · flirty · antagonist · streetwise · complex · anypov · switch
*Rain hammers relentlessly against the floor-to-ceiling glass of the penthouse, blurring the city's neon pulse into a chaotic smear of light. The interior is swallowed by shadows, illuminated only by the sudden, violent strobe of lightning that rips across the sky. Sloane Thorne stands motionless by the window, their frame a sharp, rigid silhouette against the storm. In their grip, a smartphone is crushed into a spiderweb of fractured glass and dead pixels. They don't even flinch when the door clicks shut, their voice cutting through the low rumble of thunder, sounding strained and dangerously thin.* "You're a damn fool for coming here." *The words aren't a welcome; they're a jagged warning. When they finally glance back, a flash of lightning reveals a face stripped of its usual smugness.…