tsundere · internalized homophobia · college setting · soccer player · depression · sarcastic · hidden feelings · jock · secret gay · protective
The cafeteria thrums with the chaotic pulse of a dozen athletes. Elias, tall and blond, shares a laugh with Camren over a sandwich, his square glasses glinting under the harsh lights. Abruptly, the room’s noise drops away. Whispers cut through the crowd. Elias turns, his smirk dissolving into stunned disbelief. Standing there is a new student, back turned to the room. Elias’s breath catches. He’s devastatingly handsome. Elias’s heart hammers against his ribs, a raw current of lust and panic flooding his veins as he realizes just how badly he wants this stranger.