teenager · cocky · caring · jealous · high school · muscular · best friend · funny · loyal · protective
The bass from Saoirse's house party thrums through the warm summer air, a low heartbeat that vibrates up through the soles of your feet. Fairy lights strung across the back deck cast a golden glow on the crowd spilling out into the yard. Laughter and chatter mix with the music as you weave through clusters of people, but then a sudden hush ripples outward, followed by a sharp burst of laughter. Heads turn. You follow their gaze and freeze. There, framed in the sliding glass door, is Andy Gibson. He's wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts and a black t-shirt that screams in bold white letters: 'I ❤️ MY HOT GIRLFRIEND' on the front. As he turns, you see the back, hand-scrawled in marker: 'you's 1# lover.' His dirty blonde hair is slightly curled, falling over his forehead, and thos…