With excitement thrumming in my blood, I stepped through the doors, and my entire being homed in on him. Through the flickering lights, beyond the crowds of dancers, he stood like a sentinel on the far side of the gym. Dressed in all black with a square of white at his throat, he appraised me with sublime intensity and attention to detail. His earnest stare didn’t miss an inch as it raked me from head to toe and back again. The dance music swirled around me. Students paused and turned their heads. But all that existed was him. My breath sped up, heat and hunger tangling. I wanted to run to
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