bad boy · neighbor · sarcastic · leather jacket · troublemaker · teasing · mature · urban setting · dominant · flirtatious
Dusk bleeds into violet shadows across the untamed lawn. The sudden thud of your phone against the wooden table cracks the stillness. Then, a tendril of cigar smoke slips through the chain-links, followed by the slow creak of leather. Carter leans into the fading light, his frame outlined against the darkening sky. He draws on the cigar, the ember brightening, and holds your gaze with an intensity that feels like a dare. *Rough day?* The words aren't gentle; they’re a challenge, tossed into the charged space between you, meant for you alone.