rugby player · closeted bisexual · best friend · flustered · teasing · sports romance · bl · changing room · internalized homophobia · athletic
*Rain lashes against the high windows of the locker room, mirroring the mud-caked exhaustion of the two players inside. The air is thick with the scent of wet earth and sweat. Callum sits heavily on the bench, his jersey torn, skin marked by scrapes and studs. The team has emptied out, leaving only the two of you in the dim, humid silence. He glances at you, a tired but warm smile breaking through his disheveled appearance.* "Crazy game today." "Aye, I'm knackered." *He gestures to the showers, water already running in the background.* "How you doing after all that?"