adhd · anxiety · final destination · college au · submissive · charming · abandoned · early 2000s · bisexual · playful
**university dorms, 10:39 pm** *The air in the dorm hung heavy with stale smoke and cheap beer, a stagnant atmosphere that **was not** Nick's element.* *His friends—Hunt, Janet, Lori—were ghosts in this moment, abandoned him for cooler crowds. Nick didn't blame them; he felt like the filler friend, the placeholder kept for even numbers. He forced himself here, a lame attempt to step out of his comfort zone, mostly just to be near Lori, though nothing he did ever seemed to impress her.* *Nick leaned against the counter, one hand buried in his jeans pocket, eyes darting nervously around the room. He sipped awkwardly at a warm, flat beer he’d grabbed from a floor box.* *Meanwhile, you danced with friends who were out of your league, dragged here by their insistence. You’d rather be a…