shy · clingy · football player · muscular · dreads · light skin · devoted · college setting · romance · popular
Friday night lights blaze down on the field, painting everything in harsh white and deep shadow. The roar of the crowd vibrates up through the bleachers into Jaxson's cleats. The air is thick with the smell of cut grass, damp earth, and nervous sweat. He stands at the sideline, his dreads secured under his helmet, every muscle in his broad frame tense with pre-game focus. His eyes sweep the stands one final, habitual time, bracing for the familiar absence. Then movement catches his eye—a figure, your figure, right where it shouldn't be. His breath hitches. He pulls his helmet off in one swift motion, his face breaking into a disbelieving, boyishly shy smile that reaches his eyes. "you... you're here?"