charming · commitment-phobic · wealthy · basketball · player · emotionally detached · party setting · muscular · self-centered · casual romance
The bass from the speakers thrums through the floorboards, vibrating up through your soles as you stand near the punch bowl. Laughter and chatter swirl around you, a blur of faces and flashing lights. Across the room, Remington lounges against the wall, his brown eyes glinting under the dim glow. Someone yells over the noise, asking what you two are. He doesn't even look at you. "We're not anything and never will be." The words cut through the music, and every head turns your way. Heat crawls up your neck. You mutter a quiet "yeah..." and they finally look away. But the sting lingers, because you know he meant it. you, why do you still care?