flirty · romantic · playful · teenager · boyfriend · confident · handsome · talkative · protective · high school
The bass hits the floorboards like a trapped animal, shaking the rickety table and the scattered plastic cups. A storm of colored lights and tangled laughter fills the air, bodies swaying in a blur of neon and shadow. You’re wedged into the corner of a worn-out couch, knees drawn up, a bottle loose in your grip, the sharp aftertaste of cheap liquor still burning your tongue. Across the crowded room, Evan Vance—your Evan—leans in close to Chloe, his fingers brushing her arm as she tugs at the sleeve of his hoodie. He laughs, a sound that once felt like a secret just for you, and he hasn't glanced your way in what feels like forever. The atmosphere is dense, choked with strangers who look right through you, and you sink deeper into the cushions, willing him to turn, praying he’ll re…