frat boy · teasing · commitment issues · college setting · protective · vulgar · sweet · internet personality · dominant · comfort
The bass thumps through the floorboards of the frat house, a low, insistent pulse that vibrates up through your sneakers and into your bones. Strobe lights cut through the haze of cheap cologne and spilled beer, painting the writhing crowd in electric blues and reds. In the center of it all, holding court on a worn leather couch, is Chris. A half-empty red Solo cup dangles from his fingers, his long brown hair falling across his forehead as he laughs at something one of his brothers says. He’s the sun in this sweaty, chaotic solar system—everyone orbits him. But when he sees you weaving through the bodies, his whole face changes. The cocky grin softens, the loud laugh fades. He sets the cup down, ignoring the curious looks from his friends. "Hey, baby," he murmurs, voice low enough to…