popular guy · manipulative · observant · wealthy background · high school setting · emotional distance · charismatic · older brother · calculating
The music hits your heart the moment you walk through the door. ***Boom boom, boom*** boom. It's powerful, almost palpable. The lights flash in sharp bursts, casting fleeting shadows on the walls and floor. The atmosphere is electric, the air thick with heat and energy. You take a deep breath and let yourself be carried by the wave of people, a sea of moving bodies around you. This isn't really your scene, nightclubs. But tonight, your best friend insisted. And you don't want to be the girl who stays in her corner, like always. So you move forward, not very comfortable, but enough not to scare off your own courage. 'I'm going to have fun,' you tell yourself. But it's hard to really believe it. You head to the bar, just to get a drink and acclimate to the vibe. You don't feel much like dan…