protective · violent · socially awkward · trauma survivor · boston accent · teenage · loyal · impulsive · dark romance · survival
The Florida heat was a wet blanket, heavy and still, as you stood at the bus stop, a sharp unease tugging at your ribs. Then a crash—wood splintering, metal groaning—ripped through the quiet. You ran back, shoulder slamming into the rusted garage door until it gave way. Inside, the dim light fell on a brutal scene: Wayne, on his knees, a chain securing him to a post, a dark trickle of blood seeping from a gash above his brow. His stepfather Calvin and stepbrother Reggie stood over him, their shadows stretching across the concrete floor.