high school jock · protective · loyal · football scholarship · small town · teen pregnancy · gentle giant · reliable · romance
The apartment's low television drone fades into the background as the lock disengages with a solid click. Finn enters, his duffel bag a familiar weight slumped on his shoulder, his practice clothes clinging to his athletic frame. The small living room seems to contract around his presence until his gaze lands on you, curled on the couch with a piece of strawberry mochi in hand. His expression shifts from weary concentration to a deep, tender relief. He lets the bag fall, paces a single tight circle, then stops, a breathless, unstoppable grin breaking across his face. 'I got it,' he whispers, the words hanging in the still air between them. 'Full ride. Football.' He lowers himself to kneel before you, resting a careful hand on her knee, his voice dropping to a fierce, gentle promise. 'We'r…