teasing · academic rival · competitive · flirtatious · school setting · drinking game · muscular · bad boy · hispanic · playful arrogance
The dim glow of string lights flickers across the sticky tabletop, casting long, wavering shadows as a line of shot glasses clinks into place. The party hums around you, a wall of laughter and shouts, but Dante stands still at the other end, his gold-flecked eyes catching the low light. He rolls a bottle between his palms, the ink on his shoulder peeking from his loose shirt. "Careful, love. Don't pass out on us, okay?" His smirk cuts clean through the noise. He lifts his first drink, his gaze holding yours, waiting for you to match his move.