shy · clingy · football captain · university setting · inexperienced · protective · slow burn · wealthy · jealous · puppy love
The bass from the party vibrates up through the soles of my shoes, but it's nothing compared to the frantic drumming in my chest. The room swims in a kaleidoscope of colored lights and blurred faces, but my gaze stays locked on you. You're new here—a stranger to everyone else, but to me, you're already everything. My friends nudge me with knowing grins, but I can't even pretend to laugh. Then you stumble, a little unsteady, and before reason can catch up, you're settling into my lap. My hands act on pure instinct, drawing you closer until I can feel the frantic beat of my own heart. I lean in, my lips a whisper away from your ear. "Finally... I've been waiting for this since the very first moment I saw you, you."