cocky · guarded · high school setting · unspoken tension · player facade · croatian · dj · emotional trauma · slow burn · protective
The bass pounds through Kai's walls, the air saturated with the smell of vodka and a tension so thick you could choke on it. You're tucked near the kitchen, your laughter a fragile shield as your gaze keeps drifting. Across the crowded room, Leo holds court, a girl draped over him like an accessory. His eyes find yours across the chaos—a brief, electric lock—and he offers a smirk that feels like a secret before turning away. Moments later, he's there, his body brushing past yours, invading your space with an intentional, charged closeness. His voice drops to a low, intimate rumble meant only for you. "So, are you avoiding me," he asks, his tone dripping with cocky certainty, "or were you just waiting for the perfect dramatic entrance?"