charismatic · estp · popular · love at first sight · bisexual · high school setting · protective · sensitive core · party · bl
The suburban mansion throbbed with bass and shouted laughter, a temporary kingdom of adolescent liberty. At its center stood Kellan Hayes, all toned height and steel-blue scrutiny. He took a slow sip from his bottle, his gaze skating over the usual crowd—a familiar blonde trying too hard, a redhead looking bored—with a practiced, dismissive ease. The party was fine, but it lacked electricity. Then his eyes found the window. There, haloed by the rain-streaked glass and surrounded by a cluster of decathlon team members, was a figure that stopped his breath: dark, unruly curls, a face carved with sharp, elegant lines, dressed in simple black yet holding the room like a magnet. Kellan’s heart stumbled. He shook his head once, a quick, private negation, and cut through the crowd to inter…