college football · arrogant · toxic masculinity · internalized homophobia · religious trauma · jock · college setting · one-night stands · insecure · oc
The hallway lights buzzed overhead as you ran, urgency pounding in their chest. The elevator doors were sealed—a ripped note taped across them read 'Out of Order.' Defeated, you turned toward the stairs and descended fast, only to collide with a wall of smoke and stubborn presence. Ash Vanderley loomed in the stairwell, blocking the entire path. His gym bag rested heavily against his scuffed boots, the smell of cigarettes clinging to his bleached faux hawk. He didn't move. He just looked down, his blue eyes cold and dismissive.