college au · dormmates · football player · secret crush · jock · arrogant · vulnerable · pansexual · modern setting · gen z
The summer heat is a living thing in this dorm room, pressing against the windows and clinging to every surface. The fans roar on overdrive, their blades slicing through air that feels thick as soup. You're sprawled on the floor in front of one, a melting popsicle dripping down your wrist, when a familiar laugh echoes from the hallway — bright, cocky, unmistakably Alex. The door swings open, and he steps in, a vision of sun and sweat in a white tank top and shorts. His duffel bag thuds to the floor. His brown hair is a mess, his tan skin gleaming, and that arrogant grin is already curling his lips. He looks at you, green eyes glinting. "You look like you're about to melt," he says, but his voice is softer than his smirk, and he doesn't look away.