"Pssstt! Em!"

From a distance, Eve whispers your name, and since you're.. you know—a little bit hard in the hearing, you just nod and squint in response. Eventually, she leaves her spot and crawls over to you. When she's finally by your side, with her signature smile, she asks,

"Who's your first kiss?"

Giving her the most disgusted expression you can muster, you jeer, "Are you seriously going all the way here just to ask that cliche?"

Ignoring your pettiness, she rolls her eyes, challenging, "Please don't tell me it's Cavill—"

"W—what?! I'm not that lame!"

"So who was it?!"

'Ugh, here comes her annoying persistence,' you thought. However.. reluctantly.. you let your mind wander back to a memory..

August 2014

The sky was a canvas of blue, the air was filled with the sweet scents of blooming flowers. Giggles and laughter echoed through the gentle breeze as children took turns daring each other to climb trees and share silly secrets. It was all lighthearted fun..

Until the bottle spun its way to you.

With a mischievous grin, a girl with auburn hair squinted her eyes at you and asked,

"Truth or dare?"

Despite your established reputation, feeling adventurous, you boldly chose, "Dare." After a brief moment of contemplation, the girl teasingly suggested,

"I dare you to give Tyler a kiss! On the lips!"

A grin crept across little Cavill's face instantly as he contemplated the impending dare, looking down with a hint of sheepishness. A different sight when it comes to your face, now all flushed in different shades of red.

"Huh—but we—" you stammered. Hesitantly, you spin your head to your right, checking his reaction. And at the same time as you, he gave you a sideway glance, suppressing a bashful smile.

"Come on! Are you gonna do it, or not?!"

Impatient, a boy with a helmet cut who had been sitting beside the girl complained. Blushing but determined not to back down from a dare, you hoped for a remission from the other kids.. and leaned in, intending to kiss Tyler's cheek. However, he unexpectedly turned his head towards you—

To make you both kiss.

In the lips.

In that electrifying moment, both of your hearts skipped a beat. The other kids erupted into cheers. But the enchantment was short-lived as their cheers are enough to have woken you up—you both pulled away instantly, exclaiming in unison,

"EW!"

Oh and I told you we shared almost all of our firsts right? I forgot to tell you that..

We also shared our first kiss. Lol.

Then.. as if on cue, the both of you scream with the top of your lungs,

"OK NEW RULE—"

Duh? Rule #4: Never kiss your bestfriend in the lips.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Spin the bottle!"

Wyatt's voice roams throughout the room as he shouts the cue in glee. Now you're in a secluded part of the house–a.k.a. the bedroom–with just a few more people in the room. Already making a big circle on the marble floor, you sit beside Dom–

I know, awkward.

–which sits beside some guy with glasses. You have Eve sitting across from you, and a few more people on the left, is Tyler. Wyatt positions himself between two attractive girls, one of whom has been particularly all over Dom.

Confused with the setting? Yes, me too. Either way, let's continue—

Obeying the host's orders, the girl beside him spins. The whole room waits in anticipation.. until it lands on..

You.

As the whole attention is brought upon you, you shift in your seat, passive aggressively feeling uncomfortable with the attention. But you're a Libra, so—

"Okay Queen of Truth, what's it gonna be? Still maintaining the crown? Or you wanna live it up a lil bit?" Liam asks for your verdict.

With a mischievous smirk, you share a look with Tyler, signaling that trouble is about to be laid bare on the horizon. Tyler, seemingly resigned to the impending chaos, takes a deep breath and releases with a hint of annoyance. "Oh man, behave please," he lazily remarks, fully aware of the potential chaos that will unfold. Undeterred, you turn your attention to Wyatt and give him a subtle nod before declaring..

"Wanna know a secret?"

The entire room erupts in cheers–but quickly settles into an anxious hush. You open your mouth, about to reveal the well-guarded secret that has everyone on the edge of their seats. The room, now silent, all leaning towards you in eagerness, awaiting the revelation with bated breath. It's not the matter of what, it's the matter of who.

"Ok, the sneeze or the drool? Let me think.." you joke, teasingly drawing out the suspense. Tyler's eyes widen, he quickly leans forward in dread, ready to crawl over and possibly gouge your eyes out with his bare hands. However, Wyatt intervenes just in time, holding Tyler back as you continue.

"Em, I swear to God—"

"He drools not just in his sleep,"

"Oh my God," he groans, putting his hands on his head. A growl of pain escaping him, already feeling defeated even though it's only the first round.

"But also.. when he imagines scenes from his collection of sappy romance novels under his bed and gets emotional while reading them."

"Fuck! How the?!" Cavill exclaims, burying his face behind his blue baseball cap as Wyatt and Hunt collapse in laughter on the ground. The entire room joins in, the air filled with laughter and teasing remarks as Tyler continues to curse in embarrassment.

"So good to finally~ letting the world know how romantic The Tyler Cavill actually is," you tease, letting your tongue out playfully. Both hands up in the air, you make right and left movements with your head in joy.

Knitting his eyebrows in disdain, he pleads, "Seriously Em how the fuck?!"

Shooting a mischievous smirk at him, you reveal, "I saw you through the curtains bestie~"

The room erupts into even more laughter as you give a little dance, irritating him even more. Leaning to the front in bewilderment, he threatens, "Stalker much?! Oh I will get to you for sure—"

"Fuck, Cavill. Is it true? Underneath all this.. tough exterior?" Dom exclaims, and for the first time, you witness Dom laughing uncontrollably. Unable to contain yourself, you stifle a chuckle, thoroughly enjoying this rare sight of him. Tyler, however, responds with an intense glare mainly directed at you before shifting his attention to Dom, who's waiting for a confirmation. But instead of offering any clarification,

"Oookay! Spin more bottle, fellas!"

Tyler announces with a bashful laugh, trying to distract the embarrassing topic. The room erupts into even more laughter, and the focus shifts back to the game. You continue to spin the bottle, and as the evening unfolds, the dares grow increasingly daring. It wasn't long before it's finally Tyler's turn, when the mastermind behind the game decided to up the ante.

"My maaan," Wyatt shoots a daring look at smug Tyler, who's been playing with his fingers on top of his cap's visor. "What's it gonna be, pitcher? Truth or Dare?"

With a raised eyebrow and lopsided grin, Tyler confidently declares, "Dare, of course."

Wearing a broad grin, as if he's already predicting Cavill's answer, Liam immediately remarks in a medieval way, "Alright. I dare you, Tyler Cavill, The King of River High.." he pauses, the room silence could be cut with a knife by now—but not until he drops the bomb—

"To kiss the one and only Emilia Winters.."

In the lips.

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