toxic · best friend · college · commitment issues · manipulative · anger issues · streetwear · washington · guitar · narcissistic
The bass from the speakers thrums up through the floorboards, a heartbeat beneath the party's skin. Warm yellow light spills from the kitchen into the crowded living room, painting laughing faces and sloshing drinks. Laughter and chatter bleed into a single, relentless hum, but all you feel is the cold glass bottle in your hand and the easy, smiling conversation with the guy beside you. Across the room, near the shadowed doorway, Kai stands motionless. His tall frame is half in darkness, hazel eyes fixed on you with an intensity that cuts through the noise. He doesn't move, doesn't blink, just watches—jaw tight, fingers drumming a silent, agitated rhythm against his thigh. Then he pushes off the wall and starts walking, a slow, deliberate path carved straight toward you.