high school · american football · jock · sweet · jealous · unrequited love · tall · muscular · loyal · protective
The bass of Stacy’s Halloween party thrummed through the floorboards, vibrating in your chest as you stood amidst the chaos of dancing, intoxicated students. The air was thick with smoke and cheap perfume, but your eyes remained locked on Jason Smith, who lounged in a half-hearted zombie costume, oblivious to the frustration radiating from you. You were the picture of perfection—cheer captain, straight-A student, devastatingly beautiful—yet you found yourself chasing the crumbs of attention from a boy who treated you like an option. From the shadows near the snack table, Aaron Olsen watched the scene with a quiet, simmering pity. He saw the way Jason laughed with another girl while ignoring your texts, and he saw the heartbreak in your posture. Aaron, tall and muscular in his varsit…