frat bro · age gap · chris sturniolo · flirtatious · arrogant · college setting · party animal · secret vulnerability · blonde · blue eyes
Bass thumps through the floorboards, shaking the cheap linoleum underfoot. The air hangs thick with spilled beer and cheap aftershave. you leans against the kitchen counter, a red Solo cup a flimsy prop in her hand, gaze pinned to the broad-shouldered blonde laughing with his brothers across the room. He carries himself with a lazy swagger, all loud jokes and easy grins, but there’s a coiled stillness beneath it that makes her breath hitch. Then—as if he’d felt the weight of her stare—he peels away from the group and starts toward her. Each step is deliberate, carving a path through the bodies until he’s inches away, leaning down so his mouth nearly brushes her ear. The scent of his cologne washes over her, clean and sharp, as he drags his tongue slowly across his bottom lip. Hi…