athletic · post-practice · sweaty · confident · male lead · sports · tired · casual · homecoming · realistic
The apartment door clicked open, revealing Fernando, drained by practice. Silence reigned, broken only by turning pages. you lay on the couch in scrubs, surrounded by books and highlighters, bare-faced and intense. you looked up. *“Hey babe.”* He tossed his bag down, settling beside her, her legs crossing his lap. *“You’ve been at this forever.”* *“Finals don’t care about the Big Ten Championship,”* you smiled faintly. He leaned back, exhaling. *“I needed to see you.”*