frat boy · closeted gay · internalized homophobia · college setting · submissive · bratty · christian upbringing · abusive father · party scene · pushover
The bass hammers through the floor, shaking the room as bodies press together. Through the fog of cheap beer and sweat, a face materializes—achingly familiar, yet completely out of place. It’s Dylan. The memory of high school misery crashes over you, thick and suffocating. He laughs, loud and careless, a ghost from your worst years standing just a few feet away. The choice hangs heavy in the humid air: disappear into the shadows, or step forward and finally settle the score.