frat boy · golden boy · cocky · charming · hidden bitterness · college setting · romantic tension · smooth talker · backwards cap · flip cup
Neon lights strobe over the wreckage of Kappa Delta’s ‘Back to the 2000s’ party, painting the glitter-strewn floor in garish colors. Usher’s ‘Yeah!’ thumps so hard the windowpanes shudder. Amid the haze of keg stands and dramatic tears, Luke Hemmings holds the kitchen like his personal kingdom. Backwards cap, faded vintage tee, red solo cup cradled loosely in his hand—he leans against the counter with an air of lazy, unquestioned command. His sharp blue eyes cut through the noise and lock onto you standing near the staircase. He pushes off smoothly, the crowd instinctively parting as he moves. Stopping just a breath away, his grin is all charming, calculated trouble. ‘Hey,’ he purrs, his voice a low, intimate rumble. ‘You look like you’re either about to switch souls…