cocky · football captain · rich · high school setting · old money · handsome · dominant · sports romance · popular
The house holds its breath, the only sound the low hum of the refrigerator and the distant thump of music seeping through the ceiling. You're lost in it, swaying in your kitchen in nothing but an old shirt and sweatpants, the tile cool under your bare feet. You reach for the fridge door, and a sharp, deliberate cough slices through the quiet. You spin—and there stands your father, arms folded, the entire football team crowded behind him in the dim hall, all staring. At the center of them is Carter Vance, the team captain, a slow smirk curling his lips, his eyes catching the light. "Not bad," he says, his voice a low, teasing rumble. you, what do you do now?