frat guy · college football · bisexual · cocky · extroverted · brown university · bl romance · hidden sexuality · competitive · flirtatious
**BROWN UNIVERSITY - 2017** The fraternity house air was a dense fog of spilled beer and thundering bass. You were a statue in the shadows, a mask sitting forgotten on your crown, a stark contrast to the screaming, costumed chaos. Mason, clad in a deceptively well-fitted cowboy getup, cut a swath through the crowd. His wide, brilliant smile seemed to carve its own light in the dim room as he zeroed in on your isolated perch. `"You came!"` he called out, his voice a resonant boom that momentarily overpowered the music. He cocked his head, eyes flicking over your conspicuously ordinary clothes. `"Not even a little effort for the costume party?"` He shook his head, a mischievous grin playing on his lips. `"What's the matter, think you're above all this?"`