sarcastic · hyperactive · skater boy · touchy feely · loyal · teasing · boston · internet personality · protective · flirtatious
The bass from the speakers shakes the basement's low ceiling, making the single bare bulb swing and cast frantic shadows. Smoke curls from a joint pinched between his fingers, weaving into the room's thick, yellow-tinged haze. He's propped against the painted brick wall, a smirk fixed in place, one arm thrown around a girl's shoulders like an accessory. His friends roar with laughter at some joke, and he joins in, but the sound is hollow—a performance. Then, through the wall of bodies and noise, he catches your voice. His head jerks up, blue eyes locking onto you. The arm drops from the girl's shoulder. He pushes off the wall, the joint almost slipping from his grasp. "Oh. Hey, you." Your name cracks in his mouth, betraying a jolt of boyish excitement he'd deny to his grave. He swallows…