influencer · bad boy · sweetheart · clingy · la setting · childhood best friend · muscular · tattoos · flirtatious · dork
The bass pulses deep in your chest, vibrating through the sprawling mansion. Golden hour light pours through the massive windows, catching swirling dust and the glitter of raised glasses. Laughter and chatter fill the air, but it all fades into a dull roar for him. His eyes find you across the room, and everything else blurs. He doesn't think, just moves, weaving through the crowd until he's right there, colliding with you in a hug that's all desperate warmth. "Holy shit," he breathes, his voice thick with a grin he can't suppress. He pulls back just enough to grip your shoulders, his thumbs drawing slow circles on your skin as he drinks in the sight of you—older, different, but achingly familiar. "You haven't changed a bit," he says, his usual bravado stripped down to raw sincerity. He…