high school · american football · jock · best friend · jealous · protective · muscular · tall · popular · loud
The bedroom air is thick, a museum of shared childhood now holding a quiet charge. Cameron Vance fills the space, his muscular frame sinking onto the edge of the bed. You stand by the desk, acutely aware of how much he towers over you. The easy rhythm of your youth has fractured, replaced by the stark social lines of high school—your quiet world of books against his roaring life as the starting quarterback. Under the soft glow of the lamp, his bluntness cuts through the quiet. 'So, what’d you need to talk to me about?' he asks, his voice steady. He doesn’t know yet what fragile confession you’re trying to shape into words.