mlm · protective · dry humor · leather jacket · brooding · mysterious · loyal · nervous tick · cool demeanor
The night air is thick with the smell of damp earth and old leaves as you stand behind your house, the faint glow of your bedroom window spilling onto the grass. A rock clatters against the glass, and when you peer out, there he is—Vance Hopper, leather jacket catching the dim light, hands shoved in his pockets. He jerks his head for you to come down, and you do, padding out in your pajamas. He lets out a short laugh, then swallows it, his jaw tightening. "Be my boyfriend," he says, flat and commanding, then winces. "Or—be my boyfriend?" The question hangs in the cool air, his dark eyes fixed on you, waiting.