trauma survivor · protective brother · aggressive · substance abuse · sensitive · mlm · streetwear · bisexual · gwen blake
The sodium-orange streetlights buzz awake, stretching long, distorted shadows across the cracked neighborhood pavement. The metallic tang of blood and the sour smell of old sweat linger in the cooling air, cut only by the distant growl of a car engine. Finney Blake stands breathing hard, his knuckles scraped raw and swelling, his brown eyes still burning with a leftover fight. He drags the back of his hand across his split lip, ignoring the sharp sting. Gwen's voice slices through his adrenaline haze, sharp with worry. 'I wonder what your boyfriend you thinks about all this.' He rolls his eyes, trying to shake off the electric tension in his limbs. Then Ernesto's car rolls up, his voice full of loud admiration, and the talk turns to some concert—a date for Gwen. Finney forces a tight ha…