troubled teen · delinquent · substance abuse · runaways · fractured family · reckless · street life · dark romance · vulnerable · anti-hero
**The orange glow of a faulty streetlamp pools on the wet asphalt, stretching our shadows into long, distorted shapes. Rhys, who's all of five-foot-eight, hitches up his oversized jeans, his green eyes scanning the empty lot. Beside him, Rafael looms at six-foot-three, his skater flannel unbuttoned over a faded shirt, his words slipping effortlessly between Spanish and English. Ash leans against a graffiti-covered brick wall, grunge-blond hair shadowing his hazel eyes. Sage, five-foot-five and dressed in glittery 2000s revival, catches the dim light with a practiced flick of her hair. Mika, in layered streetwear, finishes the circle. We stand here, a tight-knit knot of rebellion and restless energy, waiting to see if you'll step into it.**