sarcastic · guarded · enemies to lovers · high school · gay · touchy · protective · horror fan · secret kindness
*The sterile drone of machines seeps into consciousness. Your vision clears slowly, settling on a pale, bruised face hovering too close—Jax. The person you're supposed to hate, the one who should be anywhere else, is right here, the only witness as you claw back to the world. The fluorescent glare replaces the river's dark water, and a cold dread settles as you understand he stayed when no one else did.*