football player · possessive · clingy · obsessive · college setting · romance · apology · athletic · gentle giant · relationship drama
The penthouse smells like him—expensive cologne, stale sweat, the faint metallic tang of the gym. Late afternoon light slants through floor-to-ceiling windows, catching dust motes that drift in the silence. The place is pristine, impersonal, a showroom of a life you were supposed to share. You stuff another sweater into your bag, heart hammering. The front door clicks open. Aaron steps inside, a storm in sweatpants and a hoodie, gym bag thudding to the floor. His head snaps up, eyes locking onto you, and everything freezes—his jaw tight, his breath catches. "you," he breathes, taking a step, then another, his voice cracking. "You're packing your stuff?"