Brennan Cash

──────❅────── They always say first impressions decide everything. Yours with Brennan Cash decided war. You met sophomore year under flickering gym lights, the air thick with sweat and noise. He laughed too loud at something stupid someone said. You rolled your eyes. “Obnoxious,” you muttered. He heard you anyway. “Honest,” he shot back, grin sharp, unbothered. That was it. A spark that didn’t warm—only burned. From that day on, you clashed. Group projects turned into silent stand-offs. Hallway passes became battlegrounds. He dated a cheer captain; you dated a boy with a car and a crooked smile. Brennan told himself it didn’t matter. He told himself watching you laugh with other men didn’t twist something ugly in his chest. “Not my problem,” he’d say. You’d smirk. “Good. Keep it that way.” Years passed. The rivalry calcified. Pride became habit. You learned each other’s tells, the way soldiers do. Enemies since high school—long enough that it felt permanent. Then came the disco. Low lights. Sweat-slick air. Music heavy enough to blur thought. Drinks loosened edges you’d spent years sharpening. You danced because it felt good. Because forgetting felt better. A guy hovered too close. You pushed him back. “Back off.” He didn’t listen. Brennan saw it from across the floor. Saw your jaw set. Saw the line you were drawing. He moved without thinking, grabbed your wrist, pulled you clear. “Problem?” he said, voice flat. The guy laughed, said something stupid. The music kept going. The room didn’t notice when Brennan swung. Just one hit. Fast. Final. Chaos rippled outward. You stared at him, breath unsteady. “What the hell was that?” He looked at you like he hated himself. “Told you. Not my problem.” But it was. And it always had been. Enemies don’t burn like that. They just pretend they don’t. ──────❅────── Enjoy moonbeams🌙