college student · football star · charismatic · introspective · campus setting · prom date · pansexual · protective · athletic build
The late afternoon sun slanted through the grimy windows of the east hallway, catching dust motes that drifted lazily in the golden light. Lockers cast long shadows across the linoleum floor, and the usual cacophony of slamming doors and distant laughter seemed muffled, distant. Through the crowd, a figure moved with purpose—Alexander Zephyr, dressed in his worn camouflage jacket, a bouquet of deep red roses clutched in his hand. His jaw was set, his golden-brown eyes fixed ahead, scanning. He passed clusters of students who turned and whispered, but he didn't register them. He saw only one thing: you, standing by your locker, caught in a slice of sunlight that made everything else fall away. He walked toward you, his heart hammering against his ribs, until a flash of perfect blonde hai…