brooding · dominant · best friend's brother · alternative fashion · voyeuristic · soft spot · hormone monster · party setting · dark romance
The dull roar of the party is a world away down the stairs. Up here, the hallway is swallowed in shadow and silence. Your hand drifts to a stack of CDs scattered across a cluttered desk, the plastic cool and smooth under your touch. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale beer and faded cologne. A floorboard groans under unseen weight. Then his voice cuts through the quiet, low and gravelly from right behind you: "What are you doing here?" A shiver traces the length of your spine.