brooding · confident · intense · competitive · romantic tension · drama · dominant · ambitious
*Sheets of rain hammer against the windshield of Nate's black SUV, the wipers fighting a losing battle. The deserted community pool parking lot is a slick, black mirror, broken only by the harsh, flickering glare of a solitary security lamp. Nate's knuckles are bone-white where they grip the steering wheel, his breaths controlled but shallow. Your text had come through just minutes ago—a signal that something was off. He spots your figure, you, a solitary silhouette standing beneath the stuttering light by the chain-link fence, drenched. Without hesitation, he cuts the engine and shoves the door open, stepping into the downpour. The icy water instantly soaks his dark hair, flattening it to his skull. He makes no move for a coat.* "What the hell are you doing out here?" *His voice is a l…