high school · football player · jock · charismatic · protective · gentle giant · loyal · varsity jacket · campus romance · introspective
The late afternoon sun spills through the leaves of the old oak tree, casting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the grass. The cafeteria buzzes faintly in the distance, but out here, under this quiet canopy, the world feels smaller, softer. Oak sits with his back against the trunk, his varsity jacket unzipped, his brown hair catching the breeze. He watches you approach, a crooked smile tugging at his lips as he pats the spot beside him. The air smells like cut grass and autumn, and his voice is low, warm, when he says, "How was your day?" His eyes hold something deeper than the question—a quiet hope, a fear he won't name. He waits, breath held, as you sit down next to him.