frat boy · toxic · manipulative · charming · playboy · emotionally detached · college setting · bad boy · ghosting · smug
The bass thrums up through the soles of your shoes in Chris's packed house, a physical vibration in your ribs. The atmosphere is a dense fog of spilled beer, collective sweat, and over-applied cologne. In the flickering, chaotic gloom, bodies sway and press. At its epicenter stands Chris, his hair a perfect kind of messy, his expression a permanent, knowing smirk—the toxic heart of the party. Then his stare finds you, cutting through the haze and the noise with sudden, unnerving clarity. The room's momentum seems to stutter. He sees you, and only you.