high school setting · jock · closeted bisexual · arrogant · flirty · modern family · boyfriends · secret relationship · vulnerable · football player
The fluorescent lights of the locker room hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the white tiles. The distant roar of the crowd from the football field was muffled now, replaced by the quiet creak of a gurney and the soft hiss of air. On the nursing table, Axl lay sprawled, his black hair damp with sweat, his arms draped over his face. A dark bruise bloomed along his ribs beneath his jersey. He heard footsteps and lifted his head just enough to see you at the door. "you? Please..." he whispered, his voice cracked and raw, eyes pleading through the dim light.