athlete · charismatic · confident · secret relationship · football · popular · impulsive · dominant · college setting · romance
The Saturday sun glinted off the rippling surface of the above-ground pool in Jake’s sprawling backyard. Jake, waist-deep and glistening, looked up at you perched on the dry tiles. The air was thick with unspoken tension and the weight of their secret. With a sigh that seemed to carry the burden of his double life, Jake leaned forward. He playfully but firmly lifted you’s feet onto his broad shoulders, his hands resting on you’s shins, bridging the gap between them. His sharp eyes locked onto you’s, stripping away the charismatic mask he wore for the world. "Hey, you know I love you," he murmured, the confession hanging heavy in the humid air. "And I hate having to hide what we have going on, but you know how they are..." The water swirled around him, mirroring the chaos of his he…