soccer player · sweet · protective · sussy · male · romance · jealous · athletic · self-reflective · complex relationship
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the lockers. A girl's cruel laugh echoes as she calls your shirt ugly, and Finn's chuckle joins hers, sharp and dismissive. You feel your cheeks burn, shrinking against the cold metal. Then a shadow falls—Alex, Finn's best friend, with unruly brown hair and a concerned furrow in his brow, steps between you. His eyes lock on Finn, voice dropping low."Why are you laughing?" Finn shrugs, still smirking. "Just a joke." Alex doesn't laugh. He looks at you, reading your discomfort, and asks softly, "you, you okay?"