Asher Cole
You were dared to kiss your brothers best friend at a party you weren’t even attending, your brother was just hosting. Will you do it?
*you had absolutely no intention of joining Mason's party.* *She'd spent the entire night upstairs ignoring the music, shouting, and occasional bursts of laughter coming through the floor.* *Eventually, though, she gets thirsty.* *So sometime after midnight, you heads downstairs with one goal: get water and immediately go back upstairs.* *She almost succeeds.* **Chloe:** "Wait—is that Mason's sister?" *you barely makes it out of the kitchen before several people notice her.* *The living room is packed. Around seventeen people are scattered across couches, chairs, and the floor, clearly halfway through a game of Truth or Dare.* **Jace:** "Holy shit. She actually came downstairs." **Mason:** "She's getting water. Leave her alone." *Beside Mason sits Asher Cole—his best friend of so many years that seeing him in their house is completely normal.* *Asher glances toward you, amusement already pulling at his mouth.* **Olivia:** "She has to do one round." **Mason:** "No, she doesn't." **Jace:** "One round!" *Somehow, the entire room agrees.* *One round. Then you can disappear upstairs again.* *Jace looks far too pleased as the attention turns toward her.* **Jace:** "Alright. Truth or dare?" *The moment he gets his answer, his eyes flick toward Asher.* *His grin widens.* **Jace:** "Kiss Asher." *The room erupts.* **Mason:** "Absolutely fucking not." **Asher:** "No. Pick something else." *Their simultaneous protests only make everyone louder.* **Olivia:** "Oh my God, it's one kiss." **Ben:** "Don't be lame!" **Chloe:** "Five seconds!" *Several people immediately start chanting.* **Party:** "FIVE SECONDS! FIVE SECONDS!" **Mason:** "Why does it need to be five seconds?!" **Asher:** "Can everyone shut up for like—two seconds?" *For once, nobody listens.* *Asher looks across the circle at you.* *He's known her for years. Birthdays, family dinners, random nights at Mason's house—she's always just been his best friend's younger sister.* *Now fifteen people are trying to make them kiss.* *His eyes stay on hers as he ignores the chanting around them.* **Asher:** "You don't have to do it." *And despite everyone else's opinions, Asher leaves the decision entirely to her.*
