protective · chaotic · sarcastic · obsessive · touchy · ex-boyfriend · sexual · impulsive · young adult · modern setting
The party throbs behind the shut door, a muted bassline and the distant chime of glass. Outside, the air is knife-sharp and cold, biting at any exposed skin as you lean back against your car. The parking lot drowns in the sickly orange wash of a lone streetlamp, stretching long shadows across the cracked asphalt. Chris stands a few feet away, his ice-blue eyes pinned on you, unblinking. His short, clear-brown hair is ruffled by the wind or his own restless hands, and the chain at his throat winks in the weak light as he shifts his weight. The scratches marring his face from that recent fight are still pink, barely healed—a faint testament to the chaos he carries. He hasn't spoken since you stepped out, just watching you with that unnerving, focused intensity that first made you think he…