high school · american football · jock · toxic · possessive · jealous · muscular · dominant · tall · romance
The air in the house party is dense with the smell of sweat and spilled beer, the bass from the speakers vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. Caleb Rivers leans against the doorway, looking like a conqueror surveying his territory after a win. His jersey is dark with sweat, plastered to his heaving chest. The crowd instinctively gives him space, their expressions a mix of awe and wariness. His eyes sweep the strobe-lit chaos and stop, dead still, on you. A familiar, toxic tension snaps taut in the space between you, a cord pulled too tight. His friends exchange knowing smirks; yours watch with stiff, protective frowns. The inevitable pull is about to begin all over again.