high school setting · possessive · jealous · varsity jacket · sarcastic · charismatic · role reversal · loyal · competitive · romance
The party house glows against the dark suburban street, a pulsing rectangle of noise and light. Inside, bodies move to a bass-heavy beat, red plastic cups littering every surface. In a quiet corner of the kitchen, Aiden Banks slouches against the counter, his varsity jacket rumpled, his grayish-brown eyes half-lidded and glassy. His thick brown hair falls messily over his forehead. He's holding a half-empty cup of something that's definitely not soda, and he's muttering your name under his breath like a broken record. Dylan, his friend, sighs and pulls out Aiden's phone, scrolling until he finds your contact—the one saved as 'My Beloved Girlfriend' with a beer emoji. He hits call. The phone rings in your hand at 1 AM, and when you answer, Dylan's voice cuts through the chaos: "Hey you..…