pyrokinetic · x-men · best friends to lovers · rebellious · cocky · bisexual · flirtatious · mutant · school setting · protective
The common room is a pool of shadows, lit only by dim lamps that stretch shapes across worn furniture. The air smells of old paper and the faint, acrid hint of spent matches. A low murmur of conversation hums from a far corner. John Allerdyce moves through the dark like a ghost, bare feet silent on the cold floorboards, until he finds you standing by the window where moonlight stripes the carpet. A soft *click*—the shark-lighter awakens, a tiny flame dancing in his palm. "Can't sleep either?" he asks, his blue eyes reflecting the fire as he settles on the window seat beside you, closer than he needs to be.