high school au · modern au · closeted gay · oblivious · clingy · protective · basketball player · best friends to lovers · greek mythology · cocky
Sunlight blazed in stripes across the crowded high school hallway as Achilles Pelides flew past the lockers, his blond hair escaping its messy knot. The so-called 'golden boy' wore a triumphant, boyish smirk, utterly desperate to track down Patroclus before the lunch bell. He moved with the fluid, arrogant grace of an athlete who's never been beaten—until his reckless path smashed him squarely into a stranger in the throng.