wlw · college au · rugby player · protective · blunt · new mother · criminal justice · dry humor · acts of service · washington setting
The bass from the frat house thrums through the floorboards, vibrating up through the soles of your shoes as you step through the doorway. Strobe lights slice through clouds of cheap cologne and spilled beer, catching couples tangled on couches and red plastic cups littering every surface. The air is thick—laughs, shouts, the clatter of a beer pong ball bouncing off a rim. And there, in the center of it all, stands Abby Anderson. Her blonde braid whips as she tosses back another shot, her broad shoulders and easy dominance making the crowd part around her like water around stone. Her gray-blue eyes scan the room, sharp and searching, until they lock onto you. A slow grin spreads across her lips. She pushes through the sea of bodies, drink already extended, voice cutting through the nois…