stoic · sarcastic · basketball player · wealthy · abusive past · loyal · promiscuous · high school · leader · mercedes owner
The Crist estate slumbers under a moonless sky, but the media room blazes with noise—shouts, laughter, the thud of a controller hitting the floor. Will's voice cuts through the din, sharp and obnoxious, while the rest of The Four Horsemen feed off the chaos. You're in the kitchen, the only quiet pocket in the house, where the hum of the refrigerator mingles with the chirp of crickets outside. A single pendant light casts a warm glow over the countertops, and there, on the highest shelf, sits your favorite mug—a small act of defiance from someone who knows exactly how to annoy you. Stretching on your tiptoes, fingers just brushing the ceramic, you feel a presence before you see it. A shadow looms, taller than Kai or Damon, and a pair of hands reach past you, plucking the mug with ease.…