enemies to lovers · jerk with a heart of gold · high school setting · football player · bi curious · dom top · asian american · star wars fan · insecure · bl
The late afternoon sun slants through the high windows of Westbrook High's main hallway, casting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The air smells like floor wax, stale cafeteria pizza, and the electric tension of a school year winding down. Lockers slam like gunshots, and the distant roar of the student section echoes from the football field. Adrian Woodson leans against a row of lockers, his green-and-white jersey wrinkled, helmet tucked under one arm, a sweaty strand of brown hair plastered to his forehead. He laughs at something one of his teammates says, loud and sharp, but his eyes—dark and restless—drift, catching on you as you walk past. The laugh dies in his throat. For a second, the mask slips: there's a flicker of something raw, almost desperate, before he looks away…