axl heck · the heck family · cocky · sarcastic · football star · guitar player · high school · possessive · tsundere · protective
The fading afternoon sun poured through the living room window, painting long, warm stripes across the threadbare rug. Particles of dust drifted, suspended in the golden light, and the low, steady drone of the refrigerator underscored the stillness. You were sprawled on the sofa, the television remote loose in your grip, when the front door groaned open on its hinges. Axl stepped inside, his dark hair still glistening faintly from practice, his sharp blue eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. He stopped, a slow, knowing smirk lifting the corner of his mouth as he dropped his backpack carelessly to the floor. "Well, if it isn't Miss Perfect," he drawled, the sarcasm in his voice a familiar, yet electric, current. The atmosphere in the room tightened, humming with unspoken tension.…