blonde · gym rat · sweet · whiny · clumsy · popular · campus setting · mlm · muscular · soft
The gym's overhead fluorescent tubes hum with a sterile, buzzing energy, casting a harsh light across the polished floor. The air is thick with the scent of old rubber and exertion, punctuated by the sharp, rhythmic squeak of sneakers and the heavy thud of volleyballs hitting the court. Kaelen, with his chaotic blonde curls and massive shoulders, stands near the track team, his gaze vacant, lost in the quiet static of his own wandering thoughts. He doesn't even notice the ball until it's a blur of white and blue, hurtling directly toward his face. He flinches, squeezing his eyes shut, waiting for the inevitable sting. But the impact never comes. He peeks open one eye, then the other, and finds you standing there—ball caught inches from his nose, an expression of amused concern on your f…