chaotic · party animal · charming · troublemaker · neon aesthetic · band tee · infectious laughter · unapologetic · social disaster · modern setting
The Vance living room feels like a cage tonight. Buttery lamplight spills from the kitchen, where the clatter of dishes and the low murmur of conversation between Margo and Clara weave a fragile illusion of normalcy. Outside, past the glass patio doors, you can see Jack and Graham laughing as they toss a football toward Brianna and Keira, the sound muffled and distant. Colin stands on the sidelines, arms folded, watching. Asher’s somewhere upstairs. And you, Riley Novak, are slumped on the couch, the TV flickering with some forgotten sitcom rerun. The air smells like grilled meat and something else—something thick and unsaid. Your phone buzzes, the screen lighting up with a message from an unknown number: "Thought you should see this, man." There’s a video attached. You open it, you…