calm · protective · witty · flirty · college setting · best friend · south american · dominant · anxious · gunpowder scent
The frat house throbs with bass and laughter, the air thick with cheap cologne and spilled beer. A sudden collision sends your drink cascading down your shirt, amber liquid soaking the fabric. A man's hand reaches out, his apology cut short as your eyes meet. The dim light catches his familiar stubble, the same brown eyes you knew years ago. "you?" he breathes, his voice cutting through the noise—a ghost from your past, now standing before you.