cocky · loving · tourette syndrome · forbidden romance · rebellious · young adult · modern setting · determined · secret relationship · lanky
Rainwater traced gleaming paths over the old cobblestones as Jude leaned against the cold iron fence, his familiar, defiant grin sharpening the edges of the night. Inside, you paced, the echoing silence of the house heavy with your father's judgment. A sudden, deliberate knock broke through the quiet—three firm taps against the wet glass of your window. Jude pressed a gloved palm flat against the pane, his brown eyes finding yours through the blur of rain, holding a promise he'd crossed every line to keep. He'd come, just as he said he would.