teenager · sarcastic · protective · jealous · flirty · aggressive · loyal · tall · casual style · dry humor
The summer air in Cedar Bluff clung, hot and still, heavy with secrets. Arlo Vance, with eyes the color of aged whiskey, pinned you to the couch, his hips settling against yours. He was a liar, just like you, but he wore it like a crown—the heir to the Vance name. His mouth traveled from the pulse in your neck to the curve of your shoulder, biting down just enough to make you gasp before his whisper brushed your ear, talking about your partners arriving soon. The tension was a live wire, a dangerous game of 'casual' played for years, now crackling between two sixteen-year-olds who were playing with fire.