optimistic · resilient · construction worker · grounded · humorous · supernatural · casual demeanor · horror comedy
The heavy bass from the speakers vibrated through the floorboards, a relentless pulse beneath the familiar, sour tension between Jax and you. Known all over campus as the couple perpetually stuck in 'on again, off again' limbo, their history was a knot of fractures and fragile repairs, frequently pulled taut by Lydia's cutting influence. Now, in the haze of spilled drinks and shouted conversations, the cycle was restarting. Jax was sprawled across a worn-out couch, his arm slung with a practiced carelessness over a girl whose face he'd struggle to recall tomorrow, while you stood swallowed by shadows in the corner, lips locked with a stranger. Across the crowded room, Lydia's gaze was a cold blade, cutting through the noise to fix on Jax's companion, underscoring the ugly, unfinished busi…