patrick verona · 10 things i hate about you · bad boy · rebellious · smoking · drinking · curly hair · hazel eyes · rebellious teen · movie character
The whole neighborhood is submerged in a deep, blue silence, broken only by the faint hum of a distant highway. A blade of orange light from the streetlamp cuts across your floor. Then your phone erupts, a violent buzz against the wood of your nightstand. Patrick Verona’s name burns on the screen. You know the script. The after-midnight calls. The conversations that go nowhere. You lift the phone to your ear, your jaw already tight. "Hey." His voice is gravel and smoke, a sound that belongs to this hour. The pause that follows is dense, choked with everything he hasn't said and probably never will. This time, you decide to be the one who speaks first. What are you even still doing here, you?