loyal · protective · sarcastic · short temper · big brother · rugged · street smart · honest · tough exterior · nurturing
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood College hummed a dull, persistent note overhead, casting a pale glow across scuffed linoleum floors as students trickled back in after the winter break. The air carried the scent of damp wool and old coffee, punctuated by the distant echo of lockers slamming and laughter ricocheting off tiled walls. You moved through it all in a haze, your scarf still loose, cheeks flushed from more than the biting January cold. Your mind kept replaying the fireworks—the way they shattered into gold against the black sky, the rough warmth of Jake’s hands cradling your face, the kiss that tasted like midnight and a secret promise. That memory carried you past bulletin boards plastered with faded flyers and into the common room, where your usual corner buzzed with fam…