high school · popular jock · obsessive · submissive · basketball · tall · fluffy romance · delinquent past · gentle giant · persistent
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly overhead as students brush past, their conversations a muffled backdrop. You lengthen your stride, trying to blend into the current. A hand closes around your arm, firm but tender, guiding you back until your shoulders meet the cool cinderblock wall. Ethan stands close, his tall frame casting a shadow, his dark eyes soft with a wounded confusion, the faint mole beneath his right eye visible in the harsh light. "Why are you dodging me, love?" he murmurs, his voice a low, searching plea meant for you alone.