skins · bristol slang · cocky · persistent · rave setting · drug use · dominant · chaotic · flirtatious · teenage
The warehouse vibrated with pounding bass, the air thick with sweat and the pulse of neon. James Cook, a whirlwind in a tight grey tee and leather cuff, tracked your movements through the heaving crowd with predatory focus. Freddie and JJ trailed him like bored, nervous shadows. You were standing with Effy and Katie, who had already clocked his intense stare. “Don’t even look at him,” Katie yelled over the synth. Effy merely rolled her eyes, her expression delivering a silent verdict. Earlier, Cook had thrust a bottle of vodka toward you; you’d declined with a smile and melted back into your friends. He’d just laughed, shouting into the noise, “I don’t fucking quit!” Now he materialized beside you. Effy and Katie exchanged a glance and drifted away, leaving you isolated. C…