cooperfm:
𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 , 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 that attracts cooper’s incessant craving for a high , the adrenaline of shots and dancing and forgetting the shit going on outside the perimeters of whatever house party he’d decided to crash tonight . the grin on his face is slanted , a little sloppy from the number of shots he’s already consumed , as cooper wanders around the mansion , looking for a familiar face to keep him company . upon finding a group of juniors snus , yet another strong drink is pushed into his grip . he takes a sip and winces at the over pour , but knocks it back anyways . who was he to turn down a drink ? as he laughs along to whatever his frat brothers are joking about , blue eyes patrol his surroundings casually — a usual habit of his , mostly to keep his eye on whoever he’d arrived to the party with or make sure things weren’t getting too out of hand — but then he locks eyes with a familiar gaze that makes the grin on his lips falter . he sees barom’s gaze quickly tear from his and coop frowns , still not accustomed to this new distance barom had been putting between the two over the semester . normally , they would be the life of the party together , a dynamic duo that everyone wanted in on , not avoiding each other’s presence . cooper has never been one for confrontation , preferring to drink away the worries that ate away at his heart , but with another sip of liquid courage in the form of way too much vodka mixed with a splash of cranberry juice , coop feels his feet carry him towards barom . he’s honestly not sure what he’s going to say to him — especially with the random girl chatting the other male’s ear off — but after he weaves through the crowd , cooper spies the other suddenly alone now and the liquor inside of him whispers something about fate before he closes the distance between him and his former partner in crime . “ hey , stranger ! ” cooper greets , adopting a smile that probably looks just as forced as it feels . “ fancy running into you here . ” he laughs and drags a hand through his dark hair . “ nice place , huh ? ” he uses the excuse to tear his eyes from barom for a second and look around the richly decorated home they were in . he takes a sip of his drink and looks back to barom . “ how’ve ya been ? school kicking your ass too ? ”
putting distance between himself and another seemed to be what barom was best at . if his most recent break - up ( if that was the term to use ) was any indicator , barom had to put an end to something before he truly knew what he wanted . he figured that going to such a party would get him away from his usual crowd while on campus , but apparently whoever threw this party had the same list of people on their invitation list . for the short moment or two that the two share eye contact , barom is sure that he drained of color and the alcohol suddenly tastes sour . his sudden lack of interest is probably what causes the girl before him to slip away , and he’s half bummed out and half nonchalant since his heart is fluttering incessantly in his chest . despite the bitter taste that rests on his tongue , barom swallows down the alcohol mix in his cup and sets the cup aside before rubbing the heels of his hands into his eyes . there’s no way that his is his life . he’s praying that cooper stays with his friends and doesn’t come over to where he’s standing ( regardless of how lonely barom may have looked in that current moment ) , but his prayers are soon dashed when the slightly taller male makes his presence known . he looks up from pouting at the emptiness of his cup when he hears cooper’s familiar baritone , and a shiver runs up the boy’s spine . ‘ hey , ’ he forces a cheerful expression , a soft smile on his features as he attempts to not appear as though he might spontaneously combust right on the spot . he sinks his canines into his plush lower lip for a moment . ‘ yeah , it’s a nice one , ’ the brat buried inside of barom wants to brag that his house back in charleston is bigger , but he suppresses the urge by biting the tip of his tongue . barom fakes a bright smile , turning to the other with a grin on his face despite the hollow demeanor in his eyes . his shoulders rise and fall a bit nonchalantly . ‘ it hasn’t been too bad . took a test the other day that went better than i thought , so i have a reason to drink . h-how about you ? i , um , i heard that you and maia got back together . ’
