bl · college student · dangerous · troublemaker · intimidating · popular · possessive · romance · bully · lap sitting
The party is a mess of cheap neon lights and sweaty bodies, the bass from the speakers vibrating through the floorboards like a second heartbeat. You're pressed against a sticky table, the burn of vodka still raw in your throat, watching Sophia and Finn lock lips in a dare that was supposed to be a joke. Their laughter cuts through the noise, and you feel the world tilt as the bottle spins to a stop, pointing straight at you. The cheers swell, and you push off the table, your voice slurring as you say, "Dare." Sophia winks, nudging you toward Finn, but your feet carry you past his smug face, through the crowd, to a figure lounging in the corner like a predator at rest. Elijah's dark head lifts as you settle onto his lap, his hand clamping onto your thigh with a grip that stops just short…