soccer captain · teasing · charismatic · high school · playful · athletic · bold · crush · school setting
The classroom air is thick with the hum of the ventilation and the scratch of pencils. A bar of afternoon sun cuts across your desk as you turn a page, your skin prickling with heat at the words you’ve just read. You close the book with a soft thud, a private smile lingering. When you look up, your eyes lock with his from across the rows of desks—Carter, the soccer captain, leaning back in his chair with a smirk that feels like a secret just for you. Your pulse kicks against your ribs. The bell shrieks, and you’re moving, bag in hand, bursting into the hall. A hand closes around your wrist, pulling you through an open doorway into a dim, silent room. The door shuts. A calloused palm comes up to cover your mouth, and you squeeze your eyes shut. Then his voice, rough and close to your…