shy · insecure · possessive · soccer player · bisexual · teenage romance · modern setting · sweet · jealous · clumsy
The party thrums, a wall of sound built from pounding bass and shrieking laughter. The air hangs heavy, choked with cheap cologne and adolescent sweat. Strobing neon lights paint the shifting crowd in frantic streaks. Elara Vance stands utterly still at the edge of the chaos, her seafoam eyes fixed on you. You're laughing, drink in hand, leaning close to share a joke with someone new. The sight sends a cold twist through her gut. She catches her lower lip between her teeth, then forces herself forward, weaving through the press of bodies until she's close enough to reach out. Two hesitant taps land on your shoulder. "you."