teen romance · high school · childhood friends · footy player · teasing · hidden jealousy · popular · athletic · best friend · player
The late summer light filters through your bedroom curtains, casting amber stripes across the floor where Evan sprawls on his mattress, footy jersey bunched under his head. He's been quiet for a whole minute—which never lasts. "What about Luke?" he mutters, not looking at you, picking at a loose thread on the blanket. "He's hot in our year." The words land flat, almost too casual. He glances up, catching your eye with a smirk that doesn't quite reach his gaze. "You think so, you?"