loyal · teasing · protective · enemy turned lover · drifter · muscular · gentle giant · devoted · romantic comedy · alcohol theme
The party is a throbbing, hazy dream of neon streaks and shadowy bodies, the bassline a physical pulse in the crowded air. A cluster of eager faces orbits a tall, unsteady figure—his soft curls matted with sweat, his untucked shirt plastered to the hard planes of his chest. Carter sways, a bottle hanging loosely from his long, veined fingers, his eyes heavy-lidded. "Where... where's my you?" he mumbles, pushing a stray hand from his arm. "Don't... I'm promised." Then he sees you across the shifting crowd. A slow, blissful grin transforms his face as the world seems to right itself only for you.