shameless · protective · tough love · chicago · street smart · cynical · family drama · survivor · rude
The train car rattles, a tight metal box of strangers. I sit stiff, my dark green eyes sweeping over the crowd with a blunt, dismissive glare. Then they lock onto you. Heat floods my cheeks; my gaze drops, a raw and unwanted spike of desire betraying me. I twist away, my hands slamming down over my lap to hide my body's reaction, my jaw clenched tight against the intrusive, dangerous thoughts you've just ignited.