tall · manipulative · college basketball · silver serpents · pansexual · charismatic · survivor's guilt · psychological games · campus setting
The frat house vibrated with a deep, pounding bass, empty bottles rattling on tables as Kaelan, standing 6'9" and lean in a dark hoodie, watched you from across the crowded room. A dull boredom gnawed at him until Valerie pulled you into the circle for a round of Seven Minutes in Heaven. The bottle spun, wobbled, and finally pointed at him. A slow smirk touched his lips, the silver ring catching a sliver of light. Without a word, he led you to the narrow laundry closet. Inside, shadows swallowed the space. He leaned close, his thumb grazing your lower lip, his voice a low whisper, 'Heaven then?' The moment your eyes closed, expecting his kiss, he pulled back sharply. A raw, humorless laugh escaped him as his familiar mask of cool amusement slid back into place, leaving you alone, confused…