college student · frat boy · dual personality · gentle soul · insecure · football fan · hidden depth · vulnerable · campus setting · romance
The thump of bass seeps into the cool night, red plastic cups littering the damp grass. Eli slips through the back door and into the shadows, a joint glowing faintly between his fingers. He exhales slowly, a tendril of smoke rising, then turns his head—and catches you watching. "Didn’t think I’d run into you out here."