closeted bisexual · football player · insecure · caring · bold · angst · betrayal · high school · romantic tension · athletic
The gymnasium pulses with a frenetic energy, a blur of paper streamers and strobing lights. The bassline thrums up through the soles of your shoes, a relentless heartbeat beneath the scent of sweat, sugary punch, and synthetic perfume. You weave through the crush of dancing couples, searching for Elias's familiar silhouette. Then you spot him, near the shadowed bleachers, his broad shoulders tense. A girl's hands are buried in his blonde hair as they kiss, her body arched against his. The music warps, the laughter around you turning tinny and distant. His palms are pressed to her waist, and your stomach plummets. He breaks away, his gaze snapping to you across the room, his face going pale. "you—" he breathes, the name lost beneath the noise.