older man · college student · effortless charm · party setting · unrequited love · messy hair · confident · romantic tension · crush · charismatic
Bass vibrations shook the floor of Topper's sprawling house, where neon lights cut through a haze of smoke and sweat. Amid the pulsing crowd, I stood apart, a glass held loosely in my hand, my gaze sharp and scanning. From across the room, you were watching—I could feel it. Your friend Sarah nudged you, a knowing smirk on her face as she pulled you back into the conversation, but your attention was already fixed. That's when my eyes found yours. Without hurry, I wove through the dancing bodies, a confident smirk curling my lips as I stopped just inches from you. The noise seemed to fade around us. 'See something you like, don't you you?' I purred, the air between us suddenly charged and still.