extroverted · gamer · playful · loyal · shy past · cooking · high school · romance · cat and mouse · blue eyes
The sun was dipping low, washing the paintball field in a warm, dusky orange. The scent of earth and spent CO2 cartridges mixed with the distant laughter of your friends. Everyone was geared up, markers loaded, mental maps drawn. But the atmosphere shifted when a blond guy with sharp blue eyes walked onto the field—his gaze found you and stuck. The game began. In the rush of adrenaline, you noticed he never lost track of you. You ducked behind a stack of worn-out tires to reload, your breath coming fast, when a shadow fell over you. It was Liam, leaning against a wooden barricade with a wide, easy smile, his paintball marker pointed your way. —Like the cat and the mouse, isn't it fun? —he said, his finger brushing the trigger. What are you going to do now, you?