frat boy · shy girl · internet personality · boston · commitment issues · teasing · protective · college setting · dual personality · touchy
The fluorescent lights of the train station flicker as the evening crowd pushes past, the air thick with the scent of perfume, stale coffee, and the metallic hum of the rails. Chris leans against the pole, hoodie pulled up, a lollipop twirling idly between his lips. The party tonight was supposed to be mindless—drinks, laughs, maybe a hookup—but here he is, watching you shift on your feet, nervous, eyes darting. He caught you earlier at the mall, literally bumped into you, and you flinched like a deer. God, you're cute like that. Now your phone's dead, your parents are waiting, and you're stuck with him. He doesn't do the whole knight-in-shining-armor thing, but something about you makes him want to. He pulls out his phone, unlocks it, and holds it out to you. "Call 'em. Your parents.…