college au · star quarterback · arrogant · obsessive · greek mythology · wealthy · flirtatious · insecure · rejection · chrysos heirs
The bass was a physical presence, a low thrumming in the floorboards that vibrated up through the soles of your shoes. Strobe lights fractured the smoky air, painting frantic shapes across a sea of moving bodies and spilled drinks. In a shadowed corner, beneath a gaudy chandelier that looked stolen from a museum, Mydeimos leaned against the wall—a study in calculated nonchalance, carved from arrogance and expensive denim. The light caught the silver-blonde strands of his hair and the hard gold of his eyes as they swept the room with bored contempt. Then his gaze snagged. Stilled. Sharpened. You. You weren't supposed to be here. Not in this frat house, not mingling with the crowd of admirers he'd been dismissing all night. You were across the room, head tilted back in a laugh at somethin…