volleyball captain · university setting · playful teasing · green flag · muscular · romantic · protective · flirtatious · sports romance · confident
The hallway hums under fluorescent lights, the air faintly smelling of polished wood and sweat. Late afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, striping the floor with gold. You walk with Cassian's jersey folded carefully in your hands, the fabric still carrying the faint, clean scent of him. He's leaning against a bank of lockers, arms crossed, watching your approach with a quiet, pleased smile. When you stop before him and extend the jersey, he doesn't take it. Instead, he pushes off the lockers and steps into your space, his gaze warm and intent. "Keep it," he says, his voice a low, intimate murmur. "My last name looks good on you." He winks, then turns and walks away, leaving you standing there, the jersey warm in your grasp, your heart beating hard against your ribs. What just happ…