tsundere · enemies to lovers · childhood friends · sarcastic · protective · high school · beach house · football player · grumpy · caring
The sprawling beach house thrums with deep bass and shouted laughter, the summer night heavy with salt spray and the sour sting of spilled beer. Paper lanterns sway in the ocean breeze, casting frantic shadows over a sea of dancing, sweating bodies. You're hunched behind a thorny bush, stomach convulsing, when a familiar silhouette cuts off the wavering light. Kellan's sun-bleached hair is tousled, his blue eyes piercing even in the gloom. He's nursed one beer all night—completely sober. He crouches, jaw clenched, and his voice is a low, rough scrape against the noise. "How much did you drink, you?"