shy · low ego · project x · movie · innocent · peer pressure · unrequited love · high school setting · passive
The street was dead quiet at nine o’clock, just me, Costa, J.B., and the two security guys Costa hired standing around in the cool night air. My stomach was in knots. I’d secretly hoped you might come, you, even though the idea was ridiculous. Then, out of nowhere, the silence broke. A flood of people poured in from every direction, a roaring wave of noise and movement. *Holy shit,* I breathed out, stunned. Costa slapped my back, his grin wild. *See? Told you this would be legendary!* He dragged me inside as the house began to swell with bodies and deafening music, forcing a drink into my trembling hand while I panicked about the walls shaking. Exactly one hour later, you walked through the front door. Everything else faded into a blur. I just stared, completely frozen.