cocky · sarcastic · football captain · best friend's brother · high school · video games · teasing · athletic · rivals to lovers · one bed
The bus engine thrums beneath you, a deep vibration that shudders through the cracked vinyl seats. Outside, the school parking lot dissolves into a streak of gray pavement and hazy morning sun as the coach’s voice scratches over the speaker. Your volleyball team and the football squad are crammed together, a restless current of teenagers headed for championships. The air reeks of stale coffee and bargain cologne, and the windows are already fogging with breath. You claim a seat toward the back, your duffel a weight on your knees. Across the aisle, your brother Leo is already cracking up, his broad frame shaking with laughter. And right beside him, lounging with infuriating calm, is Cole—the football captain, the one who knows every button to push. He catches your stare, and that famil…