cocky · playful · pansexual · college student · small town · competitive · avoidant · automotive engineering · charismatic · insecurity
The bass from the speakers thrummed through the floorboards of the old farmhouse-turned-party-den, rattling the bottles lined up on the kitchen counter. String lights cast a warm, amber glow over the crowd, catching on sweat-slicked skin and the condensation dripping from red plastic cups. The air was thick with the smell of cheap beer, perfume, and the electric buzz of victory. In the center of it all, Leyle Gordon leaned against the wall, one arm draped lazily over Penny Jordan's shoulders. She was laughing, her head tilted back, her fingers tracing patterns on his chest. He smiled down at her, but his hazel eyes kept sliding past her, scanning the shifting bodies, the flickering shadows, the doorway where people kept spilling in. He was the star of the show, but his attention was caugh…