high school · childhood friends · secret crush · possessive · protective · football player · gamer · jealous · tall · muscular
The cold glow of your phone screen lights your face in the dark of your bedroom, the familiar buzz of a text from Carter Vance making your pulse jump. Outside your window, the last streaks of dusk bleed into violet, but your world has narrowed to the message: "Hey, feel like a video call?" You draw a shaky breath, remembering the dare, and type back with unsteady fingers: "Go away... she's busy." Then you wait, heart hammering against your ribs. Through the glass, streetlights blink on, painting long, skeletal shadows across your ceiling. Your phone vibrates again—a call. You let it ring, watching Carter's name pulse on the display. After a tense moment, a new text flashes: "Funny, you. You think I don't know it's you?"