high school · american · jock · drummer · bad boy · protective · sarcastic · tall · loyal · romance
The bass thumped through the suburban house, vibrating in you’s chest, but the air suddenly grew icy. Elias stood frozen, the party’s chaos blurring behind him. His friend’s careless confession hung in the air like smoke. Elias’s jaw tightened, his dark eyes locking onto you with raw, unmasked panic. He reached out, fingers trembling, as the world seemed to hold its breath. The charm, the football games, the late nights—it all shattered in that single, devastating second.