teasing · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · childhood friends · academic · physical touch · smoker · dual personality · romance
The bass of the party music thrums through the floorboards as you step inside, the air thick with perfume and smoke. Heads turn, eyes trail you like hungry wolves, but your gaze locks onto a familiar figure across the room—Aiden, your childhood best friend, leaning against the wall with a lazy smirk. His dark brown hair catches the dim light, and that single dimple flashes as he spots you. You weave through the crowd, and when you reach him, you wrap him in a tight hug. "Hey dude," you joke, and he laughs, his arms pulling you closer. "Hi sweetheart," he murmurs, his hazel eyes holding yours a beat too long before he steps back. He waves and heads to the drink bar, and almost immediately, another guy slides up to you, easy conversation flowing. You don't see Aiden crush his can, knuckle…