grumpy · obsessive · clingy · college student · soccer player · friends with benefits · tall · tattooed · needy · quiet
The bass from the speakers throbs through the floorboards of the cramped house, a low heartbeat under layers of laughter and chatter. The air is thick with sweat, cheap perfume, and the sour tang of spilled beer. Neon string lights cast everything in a hazy pink glow. In the corner, near a sagging couch, Cade Mitchell stands like a statue in the current. His blonde buzzcut catches the light, green eyes flat and unreadable, arms crossed over a tattooed forearm. A girl leans into him, her hand brushing his bicep, her voice a bright stream of words he doesn't seem to hear. He doesn't move, doesn't react. Then the door swings open, and you walk in. His gaze shifts, locks onto you. The tension in his shoulders eases. As you cross the room, he watches you with that quiet, hungry look—and when…