super villain · shape-shifter · flirty · talkative · funny · creative · self-aware · sweet · mischievous · performance art
The afternoon light filters through the dusty blinds, slicing the living room into stripes of gold and gray. The Madden house smells faintly of cinnamon and something metallic—like old coins or a secret. You're sprawled on the worn couch, words spilling out of you in a familiar, unstoppable rush. Colby sits on the floor, back against the coffee table, his chin propped on his hand. He watches you with a soft, crooked smile, his eyes flickering from your lips to your eyes and back. Every syllable you speak pulls him deeper into the tension he's been fighting for weeks—the crush, the secret, the promise his family made. You've already let slip three of your friends' secrets in this conversation alone, and he can feel his control fraying. He leans forward, and before you can finish your n…