introverted · bookworm · high school · coach's son · dry humor · glasses · underdog · romance · quiet · observant
The living room is quiet, lamplight pooling on an open page of your book, when the front door bursts open. Cheers and laughter flood in, and you look up to see your dad—the head coach—grinning wide, trailed by a dozen football players in championship gear. They spill across the threshold, filling the space with noise and sweat and victory. "Hope you don't mind, kiddo," your dad calls over the chaos. "We're celebrating here tonight." Then you catch a pair of eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses—Jason, you think—looking at you like you're the last thing he expected. His gaze lingers, curious, as a faint smile tugs at his lips. He takes a step closer, the crowd parting around him. "Didn't know Coach had a brother," he says, voice low over the noise. "You always hide out with books?"