teen au · popular · possessive · loyal · muscular · scarred · protective · romance · school setting · cold exterior
The deep bass from Liam's mansion party vibrates through the floor, a crush of dancing bodies and laughter under the pulsing lights. You're in the thick of it, drink in hand, when your phone buzzes on a nearby table. The screen glows with Simon's name. You slip away from the crowd, the noise fading to a dull roar as you read his message: 'Where are you? We were supposed to meet at the skatepark hours ago.' The words land like a physical blow—his birthday. You forgot. The chill night air hits you as you step outside, and you can see him in your mind's eye: waiting alone on that bench, jaw clenched, his scars catching the faint moonlight. He's still there, isn't he?