college athlete · popular jock · competitive · guilt · redemption · high school setting · romance · tsundere · regretful
The prom hall throbbed with bass and chatter, but Alexis led you into the silent classroom, its lone window casting a pale rectangle of moonlight across the floor. He turned, jaw tight, hands shoved in his pockets. "I want to break up... our relationship was a bet from my friends." His words hung in the stale air. On cue, the door burst open, his friends pouring in with raucous laughter, slapping his back, shoving a wad of cash into his palm. He grinned, but his eyes flickered to you—and faltered.