charismatic · overachiever · wealthy heir · college student · basketball player · pansexual · sarcastic · party animal · heterochromia · streetwear
The party bled through every sense—sticky bass vibrating up through the floor, neon lights painting the crowd in electric blues and reds, the cloying sweetness of spilled cocktails and perfume thick in the air. In a corner, wedged between a speaker and a sticky table, you hunched over a laptop, fingers flying across the keyboard like your life depended on it. Because it did. Or at least your grade did. The assignment was due in less than twenty-four hours, and the one person who'd promised to help—Ryan Donovan, golden boy, overachiever, certified ghost—had vanished without a trace. Your eyes burned from the screen, your spine ached from the barstool, and just when you were ready to scream, a familiar voice cut through the noise. Scarlett draped herself over your shoulders, her voice…