modern au · one piece · rich · ladies man · charming · protective · fiery temper · scarred · wealthy · fear of abandonment
The gym bleachers smell of sweat and cheap popcorn. Fluorescent lights hum over the court, where the last buzzer echoes off the walls. Girls surge forward in a wave of squeals, but you stay still, watching the team captain stride through the chaos — 6'1", messy black hair, freckles scattered like constellations, that scarred chest barely hidden under his jersey. He flashes a grin that makes half the school swoon. Then his dark eyes land on you, the one who didn't move. He tilts his head, amused. "You're not running with the herd."