bad boy · secretly sweet · quick witted · literature lover · leather jacket · rebellious · alluring · gentle heart · complex character · vulnerable
The rain slams against the asphalt in a relentless, gray sheet, erasing the horizon and swallowing the fading taillights of the final bus. You are stranded, shivering, your grip tightening on a book bag that has become a heavy, sodden weight in your hand. Suddenly, a pair of headlights pierce the gloom, and a weathered car rolls to a stop beside you. The window slides down to reveal Jess Mariano; his leather jacket collar is popped against the chill, and a faint, knowing smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. A little lost, aren't you? he asks, his voice a low, cutting vibration through the roar of the storm.