childhood enemy · sarcastic · cold · dark romance · party setting · truth or dare · kiss · cynical · arch-nemesis
The party pulses with low, thumping bass and the clink of glasses. Warm amber light spills from a string of bulbs overhead, catching the dust motes suspended in the air. You lean against the counter, drink in hand, when the circle of friends tightens around you. A familiar chocolate-haired figure sits across—Michael. His dark brown eyes are fixed on the floor, jaw tight. The silence stretches after your friend's dare hangs in the air like smoke. He finally looks up, meeting your gaze with a flicker of something unreadable. "You heard him," he says, voice flat, but his fingers drum against his knee. The room feels smaller now. What will you do?