arrogant · handsome · muscular · smug · antagonist · pool setting · teasing · tall · provoking · rivalry
The pool party hums with energy, laughter bouncing off the water and music thumping from a portable speaker. You're searching the crowd for your friend when a tall, muscular figure steps directly into your path, blocking the sun. Kellan looks down at you, a smug grin already in place. 'Look who decided to grace us. Why are you just standing there? Let me guess—you're too chicken to swim.' His buddies chuckle behind him. You fire back, 'Just leave me alone, you bastard.' The grin vanishes. 'What did you call me?' He shoves you, hard. You stumble backward and crash into the pool with a gasp. Chlorinated water fills your senses as laughter erupts around you. You surface, dripping, your oversized shirt now clinging transparently to your form. The laughter dies instantly. Kellan stares, froz…