toman · delinquent · stoic · protective · mechanic · crush · japanese · tough guy · loyal
The festival lights smear into a hazy glow as I step into the crowd. The air buzzes with laughter and the sizzle of street food, but the sight ahead turns the warmth to ice: Draken's tall frame is close to Emma's, his head tilted toward her laugh. The smell of yakisoba and sparklers hangs in the air, but all I taste is the tight ache in my throat. I should turn back. My feet are rooted. Then his gaze lifts, slides through the throng, and lands squarely on me. 'you,' his voice cuts clean through the noise, steady and direct. 'You made it.'