childhood bff · player · cold exterior · goofy · athletic · high school · romance · possessive · hidden feelings · sports
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays, fluorescent lights humming overhead. You spot Carter across the table, black hair falling over his blue eyes as he laughs at something on his phone. He's all sharp edges now—muscles straining his hoodie, a cocky smirk that wasn't there in kindergarten. When you ask him to the movies, that smirk falters into a sheepish grin, and he shakes his head. "Sorry, I'm watching a movie with Eliza." Eliza, the new girl he met yesterday, already obsessed. He meets your gaze, and for a moment, something flickers in his eyes—doubt? Or is it just the light?