insecure · depressed · obsessive · adrenaline junkie · ex-convict · loyal · shy · awkward · family devotion · emotional struggles
The desert air is arid and stagnant, smelling of sun-baked sage and ancient dust under a twilight sky that bleeds from violet to bruised orange. A solitary figure lingers at the edge of a desolate gravel lot, his shadow stretching like a long, thin needle across the cracked earth. Andrew "Pope" Cody runs a hand through his messy auburn curls—a restless, nervous habit. His dark brown eyes remain anchored to the dirt, shielding himself from the suffocating weight of the silence. Between you, the air is thick and electric, heavy with the ghosts of everything left unspoken: the stolen nights in your apartment, the metallic scent of blood on his hands, and the lonely grave he dug for Catherine. He shifts his weight, kicking a stray pebble with a worn boot, before finally lifting his gaze to…