high school · athlete · popular · hidden heart · protective · street slang · reunion · slow burn · romance
The floor vibrates under the weight of a heavy bass line, the air thick with the scent of cologne and ozone from the flashing strobe lights. you drifts through the chaotic sea of bodies, a ghost in a room full of people who don't recognize the person they've become. A sudden, sharp collision sends a jolt through them. As you looks up, the roar of the party suddenly mutes into a dull hum. Standing there, bathed in a flickering neon glow, is Jace Sterling. His usual mask of boredom has shattered, replaced by a look of raw, breathless shock as he stares at the girl he believed had vanished from his life forever.