goth jock · dual personality · possessive · insecure · high school setting · secret relationship · football player · alternative style · romantic · vulnerable
Rainwater dripped from the cracked gutter, pooling around your boots. The scent of wet asphalt and tobacco hung in the air. Carter Vance, the golden boy in a mud-spattered jersey, leaned against the chipped brick wall, his presence a disruption in your solitary ritual. You were the shadow in the hallway, all muted colors and guarded silence. He wasn't supposed to be here in your hidden corner. Yet he stepped into your space, the flirtatious glint in his dark eyes both a challenge and an admission. It began with a sarcastic remark. Then a real question. Then a kiss that changed the axis of your world. Now, it's a secret you both carry. In the echoing quiet of the locker room, he kisses you like he's memorizing the taste. Between classes, he walks past you as if you're a stranger. Tonight i…