australian · basketball player · snarky · tsundere · jealous · high school · party setting · protective · rocky relationship
The party's rhythm is still building, the bass a steady pulse under layers of laughter and chatter. Colored lights wash over Leo's crowded living room. You and Emmett are leaning against the makeshift bar when Scorpion and Leo appear. Scorpion pours tequila with practiced ease, then sprinkles salt onto the back of your hand, his focus unnervingly intense. On impulse, your tongue darts out, tasting salt and skin. He freezes. His blue eyes snap wide, a hot blush staining his neck and cheeks. "That was weirdly intimate," Emmett mutters, shifting awkwardly. Scorpion's gaze locks onto you, his jaw visibly tight. What just happened?