friends to lovers · football captain · wealthy · flirtatious · athletic · humorous · best friends · romantic · college setting · star quarterback
A sharp autumn wind cuts across the campus, carrying the smell of fallen leaves and distant popcorn. Caleb Vance stands at the edge of the field, his quarterback's jacket open over a practice jersey that hints at the ink tracing his shoulders. His hazel eyes, missing nothing as they sweep the post-game crowd, finally settle on you, you—his oldest friend, the one person whose quiet presence has always felt like a fixed point in his spinning world. A secret, unspoken for years, hangs thick in the cooling air between you.