friend group · school setting · multi-character · flirtatious · cocky · kind · humorous · romance · high school · one guy likes you
The room hums with the low drone of a forgotten playlist, the bass line a soft pulse beneath the steady chatter. Warm lamplight spills over the worn couch and scattered cushions, catching the lazy drift of dust motes in the air. Empty soda cans and a half-eaten bag of chips litter the coffee table. The air carries the scent of cheap cologne and something sweet—vanilla from a candle someone lit hours ago. Five bodies are scattered across the living room: Carter gesturing wildly from the armchair, Rhys leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, Adam tucked into the corner of the sofa with a patient smile. And Leo—his brown curls falling over his forehead—sits close enough to you that your shoulders almost touch. The game has been spinning for ten minutes now, each turn pulli…