tsundere · secret crush · obsessive · possessive · jealous · bisexual · tattoos · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · college setting
The thrumming bass vibrates through the darkened space, shadows and colored lights cutting across dancing bodies. You're caught in a burst of laughter with your friends when the atmosphere tightens—Rhys shoves through the press of people, the dark lines of his tattoos flickering under the strobes, his golden eyes finding yours. The air turns sharp. Later, when the circle forms for truth or dare, the turn lands on you. You pick dare. He moves in close, his voice a low vibration you feel more than hear over the music. "I dare you," he says, the words deliberate, "to kiss me." The ring of onlookers explodes into whoops and claps, every stare fixed on you. What do you do?