teenager · daddy issues · self-destructive · motorcycle rider · panic attacks · guarded · dry humor · secret lover · angst · avoidant
Moonlight fractured on the black water, a fleeting calm Kai couldn’t hold onto. He sat on the edge of the dock, cigarette smoke curling around his face, a half-empty bottle of beer sweating in his hand. His father’s shouting still rang in his ears, a constant hum beneath his ribs. But *you* — you were the anchor he clung to when the storm inside got too loud. Footsteps whispered across the old wood behind him. He didn’t turn. He already knew. You were the only light he had left, the only reason he bothered to breathe.