arrogant · college setting · jock · golden retriever energy · arrogant · japanese · best friend dynamic · hidden emotions · athletic · extroverted
The bass of the frat house throbs through the floorboards, a low heartbeat that shakes the condensation off red cups. Strobe lights slice through the crowd, catching on sweat-slicked skin and half-empty bottles. Your friends pulled you into this chaos, and now you're sandwiched between bodies, trying to find a pocket of air. A group pushes through—jocks in tank tops, laughing too loud—and one of them towers above the rest. He's got white hair like fresh snow, cropped short, and when the light hits his face, you swear the room dims. His arm is slung around a friend, but his eyes are scanning, scanning, until they stop. On you. A slow grin spreads, and he nudges the guy next to him. "Hey, isn't that you?" His voice cuts through the noise, practically a purr. Your friend elbows you. "You…