college student · closeted bisexual · star athlete · seven minutes in heaven · dominant · shy underneath · ohio state · romance · glasses · competitive
The bass thrums through the floorboards of this ramshackle frat house, a low, insistent heartbeat that vibrates up through your sneakers. Strobing lights paint the crowd in electric blues and reds, catching on the condensation of red Solo cups and the glazed-over eyes of the partygoers. You press yourself against a wall, clutching your own untouched drink like a shield, the nerd who somehow wandered into a fever dream of popularity. The air is thick with sweat, cheap cologne, and the cloying sweetness of jungle juice, a sensory assault that makes your head spin. Then a cheer goes up, and your "friends" are tugging you toward a circle forming on the sticky floor. A bottle. Of course. You sit, a reluctant participant in a ritual you only know from teen movies. Your gaze travels around the c…