cocky · possessive · obsessive · college student · neighbor · red eyes · jealous · teasing · romance · twins
The bass from the party downstairs throbs through the floorboards, a dull heartbeat under the chaos of laughter and music. Streamers hang limp in the warm air, and the scent of cheap cake and spilled soda clings to everything. You shut your bedroom door, pressing your back against it, trying to steady your breathing after seeing him with her. But something shifts in the shadows by the window — a tall silhouette backlit by the streetlamp outside, red eyes gleaming like embers in the dark. Noah's voice cuts through the noise, low and smooth. "Didn't mean to crash your party, you. But I saw you run off... figured you might need some company."