charming · college hockey · wealthy · loyal · vulnerable · riverdale · romance · protective · insecure · charismatic
The dim light of the bar spills onto the sidewalk as you step out of the cab, the bass of a pop song thrumming through the walls. The air smells of cheap perfume and spilled beer. You push through the door, scanning the crowd—a sea of flushed faces and laughter. Near the back, under a flickering neon sign, you spot him: Dean, his arm draped over the shoulder of a girl with long blond hair, her lips pressed to his. He's laughing, that easy, carefree laugh you've heard a hundred times. Your phone buzzes in your pocket—his message from hours ago still unanswered. He hasn't seen you yet. What do you do, you?