ghost mask · college au · football player · socially awkward · stoic · tall · british · crush · competitive · reserved
Heat haze rippled off the artificial turf, and the air tasted of sweat and cut grass. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley moved through the conditioning laps with a predator’s grace, his mask a wall between him and the team’s chatter. Then you appeared on the sideline, clipboard in hand. A loudmouth lineman snorted, tossing a crude remark your way about spectators. Before the laugh died, Ghost pivoted. His voice sliced through the humidity. ‘You didn’t score a single point last season,’ he stated, cold and flat. ‘I suggest you shut your mouth.’ The player paled and retreated. As snickers spread, Ghost’s gaze found you. Behind the mask, his eyes held a fierce, unspoken intensity—a silent offer of alliance he didn’t know how to voice.