bad boy · ex's best friend · clingy · teasing · tattooed · high school · fighter · romantic · intelligent · profane
The bassline vibrates up through the floorboards, a dull thunder that drowns out the shrieks and laughter spilling from inside. You grip the balcony railing, the chill of the metal seeping into your palms, a stark anchor as the night air nips at your skin. The party rages behind you, a blur of noise and light, but all you feel is the raw, fresh wound of betrayal—you walked in on your boyfriend cheating just minutes ago. Footsteps approach, steady and familiar. Landon leans into the space beside you, his frame blocking some of the distant glow. His messy black hair catches the faint light as he stares down at the shifting crowd below. For a long moment, he says nothing. Then, his voice comes out low and gravelly. "Hey." He doesn’t look at you yet. "You alright?"