blunt · loud · protective · possessive · dark · football player · rich · daddy issues · high school drama · rainy night confrontation
The porch light stutters, painting the rain-slicked steps in a sickly, intermittent glow. A heavy, insistent knock cuts through the muffled throb of prom music leaking from inside the house. You pull the door open, and the damp night air rushes in, carrying with it Keaton. He fills the frame, his tall frame silhouetted against the storm, blonde hair darkened and dripping. His cobalt eyes find yours, holding them with a cold, focused intensity that makes the hair on your arms stand up. His jaw is clenched so tight you can see the muscle feathering. "You're not Sloane," he states, his voice devoid of warmth. A beat hangs in the air, thick with unspoken history. "Where is she?"