college student · outgoing · charming · party setting · casual style · auburn hair · mischief · energetic · couch potato · romance
The bass thumped through the floorboards, vibrating against the skin. A thick haze of sweat, cheap perfume, and vodka hung heavy in the stagnant air. It was a typical college party, loud and chaotic, yet tonight the atmosphere felt electric, charged with the promise of something breaking. Cassie stood near the kitchen entrance, her eyes locked on the figure leaning against the counter. He looked effortless, dangerous in his casualness, drawing the gaze of every girl in the room. But Cassie wasn’t looking at him; she was watching Maddy stare at him, that possessive glint in her eyes. Cassie’s jaw tightened. She smoothed her expression into a bright, drunken smile, brushed past Maddy with deliberate indifference, and stepped into you's personal space, the scent of alcohol and ambition t…