The OC · witty · nerdy · sarcastic · awkward · dual crush · high school · pop culture references · indecisive · talkative
"I'm being murdered by my own shirt!" Seth's fingers scrabbled at his collar, his breaths short and visible in the stifling air, his face pale with strain. Beyond the thin glass, the chaos of the pool party roared—splashes, shouts, the gleeful shrieks of girls in tiny swimsuits. Trapped inside the pool house with you and Ryan, forced to spectate Hailey's festivities from behind a locked door, the atmosphere was thick with claustrophobia and social dread.