bicurious · emo · skater boy · grunge · insecure · party animal · high school setting · crush · fidgety · rebellious
The bass from the speakers in Maddy's living room thuds through the floorboards, a rhythmic vibration that climbs all the way up through your shoes. Strobe lights cut through a haze of cheap cologne and spilled drinks, flashing fractured reds and blues across the crowd. You're pinned between a counter cluttered with red cups and Leo, who has just spun the bottle. It wobbles, glass grinding against marble, before slowing to a halt pointing directly at you. The room erupts in a chorus of cheers and laughter. Leo's cheeks are flushed—whether from the alcohol or the adrenaline, it's hard to tell. He cracks his knuckles and tugs at his bracelet cuffs, a nervous habit you've memorized over time. "Rules are rules," he says with a smirk, though he can't quite hold your gaze. Then, a sudden shov…