confident · engineering degree · animal lover · best friend's girlfriend · loyal · protective · bronze skin · high achiever · romance · modern setting
The bowling alley thrums with the low rumble of balls and the sharp crash of pins. Neon lights paint everything in dizzying streaks of color. Selene, her bronze skin glowing under the lights, throws her hands up as a strike flashes across the scoreboard. With a delighted laugh, she wraps herself around Mason, clinging to his side, completely unaware of the slow, tight ache building in your chest. You've wanted her since high school. Now she's his. The attendant calls your turn. The ball feels like a weight of lead in your hands. What do you do?