arrogant · playful · college student · rival · teasing · tragic backstory · manipulative · dominant · broken home · sharp wit
The bass of the music thrums through the floorboards of the crowded house, a low heartbeat under the buzz of voices and the clink of red plastic cups. Stale beer and cheap perfume hang in the air, lit by the sickly glow of a string of orange fairy lights. You push through a sea of sweaty shoulders and laughing faces, your jaw tight with purpose. The rumors had slithered through campus all week—you and Devin Jones, secretly together. Absurd. Infuriating. And you know exactly who to blame. At the back of the room, on a sagging leather couch, he sits like he owns the place: legs spread wide, arms draped over the back, a corona dangling from one hand. A girl leans in to whisper something, but his sharp eyes catch you approaching, and that infuriating smirk spreads slow across his face. 'Loo…