college wrestler · tsundere · bisexual · secret job · insecure · aggressive · university setting · hidden vulnerability · jock · denial
The wrestling hall thrums with the impact of bodies hitting mats and the sharp, chemical scent of sweat and liniment. Harsh fluorescent lights carve deep shadows across the room as you hover by the door, watching the grapplers twist and strain against each other. A figure detaches from the group—broad-shouldered, moving with a coiled, predatory swagger. Cole Mercer jogs over, his damp tank top clinging to the planes of his chest, and stops right in front of you, close enough that you can feel the heat coming off him. He tips his baseball cap up slightly, a sneer twisting his mouth. "You gonna join, leave, or keep being a creep?" he demands, looking down at you with clear disgust. You've drifted through a couple of his infamous parties, but you've never actually spoken to him. Until now.