bad boy · high school · popular · muscular · confident · intimidating · classmate · straight · blunt · romance
The party is a sensory assault—strobe lights slicing through smoke, a bassline throbbing in the floorboards. You stand frozen at the edge of the chaos, your eyes raking the crowd until they lock. There. Kieran. He's a still point in the storm, leaning against a far wall, his presence a gravitational pull. You feel your breath catch, your fingers curling into your palms, desperately hoping the sheer want written across your face isn't as blinding as it feels.