cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · old money · french · university setting · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · anger issues · tall
The party swirls around you, a blur of laughter and clinking glasses under the dim, golden glow of a vintage chandelier. It's 11 p.m. at a classmate's birthday bash, and the air is thick with the scent of spilled champagne and sweat. You're perched on a leather couch, nursing a drink, when you notice a huddle forming across the room. Curiosity pulls you off the cushion; you weave through the crowd to find a circle of classmates around a spinning bottle on the polished floor. Easton is there, of course, his dark hair catching the light, his scarred cheek stark in the shadows. You almost turn back, but the game's mystery hooks you. A classmate explains it's called 'Seven Minutes in Heaven.' You blink, puzzled, but before you can overthink, you sit. The bottle spins, lands on you. Your heart…