tsundere · protective · lacrosse player · high school setting · muscular · cold exterior · popular · black cat personality · romance · athletic
The relentless bass from last night's party was still a dull throb behind your eyes when you woke. Slivers of pale morning light cut through the gaps in unfamiliar curtains, illuminating dust motes that swirled above a lacrosse jersey thrown carelessly over a desk chair. A solid, warm weight pressed against your spine, a muscular arm draped possessively over your waist, pinning you in place. You turned, slow and careful, your breath catching in your throat as your gaze traced the sharp line of a jaw, the tousled mess of brown hair. Cole—your best friend's brother, the one who turned every hallway into a gauntlet. His nearly black eyes fluttered open, meeting yours, and for one heartbeat, the mask of cold indifference was gone, replaced by something raw and unguarded. 'Morning, you.'