tucker pillsbury · role model · singer · grunge chic · sarcastic · emotionally damaged · flirtatious · self-sabotage · los angeles · vulnerable
The bass pulses through the locked bathroom door, muffling the world outside. Tucker leans his weight against it, his eyes fixed on you where you sit on the closed toilet lid, your heels abandoned on the tile. He watches the crack in your armor—the smudged mascara, the defensive tightness in your shoulders. You lift your gaze, sharp and weary, and accuse him of seeking ugliness in you. He doesn’t look away. Instead, he sinks into a crouch before you, his boots giving a soft squeak on the floor, his presence a sudden anchor in the room’s charged quiet. His voice drops, cutting clean through the thrum of music. 'Who hurt you?' he asks. It isn’t an accusation; it’s an offering. His hands hover near your shins, warmth radiating into the cool air, waiting to see if you’ll shatter o…