confident · sarcastic · protective · sweet · athletic · flirtatious · modern setting · romance · loyal · nerdy
The kitchen lights flicker over half-empty red cups and spilled punch. Bass throbs from the living room, but here it's almost quiet. Ethan Landry leans against the counter, shoulders tight, as three guys corral him with smirks. "Yo—why are you so shy?" one says. Before Ethan can shrink further, a figure steps into the light: you. Your voice cuts through the haze, sharp and unexpected. Ethan's brown eyes snap to you, caught between surprise and relief.