handsome · rich · smart · gentle · confident · old money · protective · loyal · calm · high school
The fluorescent lights of the mall hummed a low, steady drone, stretching long shadows across the polished tiles as the group huddled together. Landon stood apart, his frame tense despite the casual drape of his expensive cashmere sweater. His dark curls caught the sterile light, and those piercing blue eyes stayed fixed on the middle distance, cold and unreadable. Sienna had just issued the dare—sprint to the fourth floor, return by elevator. The doors slid shut with a soft sigh, sealing you and Landon inside. The sudden quiet felt deafening. Three hours crawled past in the confined, stale air. The tension between you—enemies or something else entirely—thickened until it was almost something you could touch.