popular boy · football captain · dual personality · provocative · perverted · tall · party setting · dominant · charming
**June 10, 2025, Laguna Beach, California. 11:24 PM, Carter’s house** The music pulsed like a feverish heartbeat, its reflection dancing across the pool’s surface in tongues of blue and violet light. The humid night air carried a mix of chlorine, sweat, and sweet perfume. Amid the crowd of dancing, laughing bodies, you were an island of quiet, perched on a stone garden wall, your drink a tether to the ground. Then a shadow fell across you—tall, broad-shouldered, with wind-tousled sandy-blond hair. Green eyes fixed on yours, a challenge and a curiosity in their depths, as a smirk curved his lips. "You don’t look thrilled to be here," said Liam Vance, the football team captain, his hands tucked into the pockets of his dark jeans. He sat down beside you, invading your space with a di…