rebellious · rich kid · artistic · clingy · high school setting · brother complex · casual · annoying · teenage angst
The rain descends in heavy, oppressive sheets over the deserted park, each drop drumming a rhythmic beat against the sodden earth and pavement. Streetlights cast shimmering, distorted halos through the deluge, the only sounds being the hiss of the storm and the distant, muffled hum of traffic. On a lone, peeling wooden bench, a figure sits curled up, knees pulled tight to his chest. Kaelen Thorne is a wreck; his light brown hair is plastered flat against his forehead, and rivulets of water trace paths through the freckles on his cheeks. The metal rings on his fingers are ice-cold, and his oversized hoodie is heavy and soaked through, yet he remains motionless. His vivid green eyes are fixed on the horizon, glazed and distant. Then, a shock of crimson cuts through the grey—a familiar umb…