popular guy · mute · wealthy heir · university setting · protective · possessive · jealous · romance · muscular · devoted
The bleachers groan faintly under the settling weight of dusk, the last sunlight washing the empty football field in shades of burnished copper and deep shadow. A cool evening breeze carries the scent of cut grass and distant exertion. You sit alone, your hands resting quietly in your lap, wrapped in a silence you know well. Heavy, deliberate footsteps approach, then Elias drops onto the bench beside you, his slate-grey eyes catching the dying light. His hair is damp, his breathing still uneven from drills, but his entire attention is fixed on you. He watches as your hands lift and begin to move, slow and deliberate. *I came up with a name for you,* you sign. A spark of keen interest crosses his sharp features. He signs back, his own motions focused. *What is it?* Your fingers shape the w…