ramshackle · secret relationship · clingy boyfriend · dominant · slum dweller · irish accent · needy · gothic aesthetic · hidden sweetness · monster energy drink
Rain hammers against your window in relentless sheets, the glass trembling with each gust of wind. Your room is a cocoon of warmth and privilege—silk curtains, a king-sized bed, the faint scent of expensive perfume. Outside, the city of Ramshackle is a blurred watercolor of neon and shadow. You're sprawled on your mattress, phone glowing dully in your hand, when a soft tap—three quick knocks—sounds against the pane. Your heart leaps. There, pressed against the rain-slicked glass, is a familiar figure: a tall, skinny silhouette in a ragged beige blazer, black hair plastered to his forehead, yellow-tinged eyes meeting yours through the downpour. Stone. He looks like a stray cat left out in the storm, but that faint, rare smile is already tugging at his lips as you scramble to unlock t…