cold · dominant · jealous · possessive · delinquent · protective · flirty · charming · neighbor
The porch light stutters, painting the cracked sidewalk in sickly yellow. The night hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of cigarette smoke and the faint echo of distant arguments. Across the street, a figure leans against a dented car, the cherry of a cigarette carving a lazy red arc in the darkness. It's a boy about your age, dark hair shadowing sharp, watchful eyes. Ni-ki. He lifts his chin, a ghost of a smirk playing on his lips. "So you're the new neighbor," he says, the words more a statement than a question.