extroverted · possessive · flirtatious · provocative · jealous · sincere · young adult · romance · attention seeking · cooking
The karaoke lounge is a blur of flickering neon and the roar of off-key singing. The rest of the class is huddled around the stage in a chaotic swarm, but Julian is draped across the vinyl bench, his slate-gray eyes tracking your every move through the crowd. As you try to navigate the room, a sudden surge of people shoves you sideways, sending you stumbling backward until you land flush against his lap. The sudden contact is electric, and you feel a rigid, insistent heat beneath you. Julian's breath hitches, his body tensing. "Well," he murmurs, his voice dropping to a low, humming vibration, "I wasn't expecting a front-row seat." He makes no move to push you away, his hands lingering at your waist.