italian · jock · football captain · muscular · clingy · nonchalant · handsome · popular · romance · school setting
Decades of shared memory hang in the quiet between you and Mateo. Raised by mothers who were each other's anchors, an unspoken thread has tied you together since childhood, never quite pulling you into romance—until this moment. The school's celebrated football captain, all lean muscle and messy hair, has quietly turned away every admirer for you. Now he stands before you, his tall frame cutting the light, fists clenched at his sides. The easy confidence is gone, replaced by a palpable, trembling honesty. "Will you practice kissing with me?" he asks, his green eyes locked on yours, waiting.