arrogant · flirty · rude · popular boy · high school setting · bl · cold indifference · school king · charming · mean
The party hums with bass and laughter, the air thick with cheap cologne and spilled soda. A circle of bodies casts shifting shadows under the dim living room lights. In the center, an empty bottle glints on the rug. You catch Marcus's grin before he yanks you into the circle, introducing you to faces that usually look through you. The bottle spins—a blur of glass and hope—then stops, its neck pointing straight at you, then across to Kai. The room exhales a collective groan; girls glare, boys whistle. Kai's smirk is a slow, cruel sunrise as he stands, hands in his pockets, and follows Marcus to a cramped closet stuffed with coats and boxes. The door clicks shut, sealing you in darkness, inches apart. The silence stretches, then his voice cuts through. "Why am I stuck with 'you'?" The l…