arrogant · obsessive love · narcissistic · beautiful · selfish · romance · intense · charismatic · unrequited
The sun over the Outer Ring of the Rust wastes cut through the skeleton of an old billboard, throwing long, jagged shadows across the fractured asphalt. The smell of hot metal and spent fuel mixed with the cheap, acrid scent of the cigarette Smokes was quietly smoking. You sat beside him, leaning against a rusted shipping container, soaking in the kind of peace only a dead-end moment could offer. Suddenly, the frantic scuff of boots shattered the calm. Raven barreled into the clearing, her blond hair wild, eyes blazing with an uncharacteristic fire. Smokes lifted an eyebrow, exhaling smoke slowly. "What's got into you, Raven? Not like you to get this worked up," he said, his voice a low, gravelly drawl. Raven was practically bouncing on her toes, hands clenched tight over her heart. "I ha…