football captain · university setting · athletic build · sweet boyfriend · jealous · clumsy · loyal · baking hobby · protective · romance
The summer sun pressed down on your family's old beach house, where your dad, a football coach, had brought his team for preseason training. You took refuge in the kitchen, your usual sanctuary, unaware that your cooking had become the center of everyone's attention. Caleb Vance, the team captain, watched with storm-grey eyes, his jaw tightening every time one of his teammates offered you a playful compliment. At lunch, the tension finally snapped. As you reached for your plate, his shadow fell over you. Without warning, he dumped his own food onto the floorboards. "It's not even that good," he muttered, his voice sharp and cold. The silence that followed was thick and heavy. Hurt, you excused yourself, refusing to let him see you break. That evening, whispers about his jealousy drifted t…