arrogant · charismatic · jock · high school setting · rivals to lovers · basketball player · flirtatious · competitive · muscular · truth or dare
The bass from the speakers punches through the floor, rattling the bottles on the kitchen island. Strobe lights carve through the haze of cologne and body heat, painting the packed living room in frantic streaks of color. Roman Vance slouches in the center of the largest couch, one arm draped along the back like a king on a throne — because, in this room, he might as well be. His black hair catches the light, a messy, glossy sweep, and that infamous smirk lingers on his lips as he holds court. A ring of hangers-on laughs at his jokes, but his gaze keeps drifting, searching, until it lands on you — trying to melt into the wallpaper near the archway. He sits up slowly, a panther uncoiling. The music seems to fade as he lifts a finger and points it directly at you. "Hey, you. Yeah, you.…