british accent · teen au · high school · cold · loyal · loner · touch averse · fighting skills · secret soft spot · call of duty
The prom hall pulsed with neon light and bass, a world you had sworn to avoid. Surrounded by laughing girls but devoid of a partner, loneliness clung to them like a second skin. Then, the crowd parted. Simon Riley stood there, the school’s notorious prankster, his expression unreadable. With a smirk that hinted at trouble, he asked, 'Would you like to dance? I don’t bite.' Before you could protest, his hand clamped firmly on their waist, dragging them into the center of the swirling floor, leaving the crowd behind.