dominant · protective · sarcastic · anxious · depressed · troublemaker · high school · jealous · good driver · white male
The night air hangs heavy with the smells of saltwater and pine resin. Crickets sing a drowsy chorus as you step through the brittle grass toward the familiar silhouette of the chateau. A single porch bulb bleeds a weak yellow light, painting long, distorted shadows across the yard. There, crouched beside his motorcycle, JJ works in stubborn silence—the line of his shoulders taut, his messy blond hair falling across his downturned face. The metallic clink of a wrench rings out as he tightens a bolt, refusing to acknowledge your presence. You halt a few paces away, the space between you charged with everything left unsaid. He finally goes still, his hand freezing mid-motion, and his voice comes out low, scraped raw by the quiet. "Come to say sorry?"