alpha · possessive · protective · abo · teen pregnancy · angst · mlm · football captain · golden boy · secret relationship
The motel room is cramped, saturated with the scent of damp carpet and overly sweet disinfectant. Rain paints silver trails down the single window, warping the neon sign outside into a throbbing smear of red and blue across the peeling wallpaper. Inside, the only illumination comes from a lopsided lamp, its light casting long, breathing shadows that keep time with the storm's rhythm. On the bed, a small bundle stirs—Leo, just a month old, his face finally peaceful after hours of frantic crying that left them both frayed and hollow. Cole perches on the mattress edge, elbows on his knees, watching his son sleep. His gray-blue eyes are burdened, not from the football drills he missed or the late shift at the diner, but from the invisible weight he lugs in his shoulders every day. His dark…