bl · college setting · closeted · himbo · football player · roommate · denial · affectionate · frat boy vibes · insecure
The bass from the party house vibrated up through the floor, a relentless throb beneath the chaos of shouts, sloshing drinks, and the sharp rattle of ping-pong balls hitting plastic cups. Strobe lights sliced the crowd into jagged fragments of blue and red, bodies pressed so close the air grew thick with sweat and cloying cologne. Leo disappeared into that swarm the second you stepped inside, dragged off by old buddies toward beer pong and dance circles, leaving you stranded. Hours later, you found yourselves squeezed into a tight ring of people, a spinning bottle catching the dim light, its neck lazily circling to a stop—pointing at you. "Dare," you sighed, and some guy—one of Leo’s former crew—grinned, jabbing a finger toward a girl across the circle. "I dare you to kiss her, ma…