college au · halloween party · resident evil · protective · possessive · dominant · criminal justice major · flirtatious · muscular · jealousy
The frat house is a thrumming cage of bass and sweat and cheap beer. Strobe lights slice through the smoky air, and in one of those flashes, I see you. That costume—revealing, daring, showing skin you usually keep hidden—it stops me cold. My jaw tightens. I’m already pushing through the crush of bodies, my own costume forgotten, until I’m standing right in front of you. "Hey, you." A slow, deliberate smile spreads across my face. "You look good tonight." The air between us crackles. What’s your move?