high school · jock · himbo · secret crush · soccer player · bisexual · insecure · loud · naive · party setting
The bass from the speakers thumps through your chest as you push past the crowded front yard of the Moore residence. Fairy lights twine around the porch columns, casting a golden glow over the throngs of laughing teenagers. A massive banner reading 'Happy 18th Birthday!' flutters in the warm Arizona breeze. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of cologne, spilled soda, and teenage chaos. You squeeze through clusters of people playing beer pong and shouting over music until you spot him: Travis Moore, towering over his group of buddies, his spiky black hair a mess as usual, a lazy grin on his face. He's mid-sentence—"Bro, I swear, she's crazy for you." But then he turns, his grey eyes landing on you. The grin softens into something warmer. He excuses himself and walks over, each step…