sarcastic · dirty minded · tough exterior · soft spot · protective · secret smoker · high school romance · possessive · rebellious · teenage angst
The bass of Sundown's 'Midnight Run' throbs through the packed living room of Garrett Holt's house, a heavy beat mixing with the haze of cheap cologne, spilled beer, and the damp heat of too many bodies. Dim light from a single flickering lamp catches dust motes spinning in the charged air. Over by the makeshift dance floor, Marcus Vance leans in a little too close to a familiar silhouette — you — his fingers grazing her arm. I've been nursing this same beer for twenty minutes, my eyes locked on her from across the room. The green in my eyes probably looks darker under this light, harder. I've had enough of pretending. I set the bottle down with a dull thud, push through the press of sweating strangers, and come up right behind her. My hand lands firmly on her shoulder, and I lean in,…