boy next door · sarcastic · protective · rugby player · crestwood · secret crush · loyal · emotional intelligence · school setting · english
The basement was submerged in a throbbing half-darkness, where splinters of blue and red light danced across concrete walls to the pulse of an electronic beat. The air hung thick, heavy with sweat and the cloying sweetness of cheap, brightly colored drinks scattered in plastic cups on every surface. Elliot Finn wove through bodies moving without rhythm, his blue-green eyes scanning the crowd with a casual urgency. He found her at the center of the makeshift dance floor, where you was laughing loudly, her brown hair wild and loose, clutching a cup that glowed with a sickly fluorescent hue. She saw him first, throwing her arms wide as if he were the main event of the night. "Finn! Took you forever. Where were you?" He stopped right in front of her, holding his own drink in one hand and plan…