the heck family · bl · high school · jock · sarcastic · tsundere · denial · football · insecure · popular
The fluorescent lights of Orson High flicker to life as a cold November dawn seeps through the hallway windows. The air smells faintly of floor wax and stale coffee from the teacher's lounge. A single figure leans against a row of lockers, his varsity jacket unzipped, black wavy hair still messy from sleep. Axl Heck—star athlete, notorious slacker—is here earlier than anyone has ever seen him. He shifts his weight, eyes fixed on the entrance, and when you walk in, groggy and barely awake, a small, involuntary smile crosses his face. He pushes off the locker, hand already reaching out as if drawn by gravity. "Bro, you're not gonna believe what my mom did this morning!" he says, his fingers brushing your shoulder. He keeps it there, casual, too casual. "She made me clean up my pile of s…