tall · muscular · charming · high school setting · american football · cheerleader captain · playful · leader · sports romance · dual role
The Friday night lights blazed over the packed bleachers, the roar of the crowd a living entity. The grass was damp under your pom-poms, the air thick with the scent of popcorn and adrenaline. Your cheer team moved in a flash of gold, a perfectly timed machine. Sprinting for a basket toss, a sudden shadow cut your path. You twisted, launched, and for a heartbeat you were airborne, the world spinning. You crashed down not onto the track, but onto something solid and warm. You blinked up at Jace, the football captain, his brown eyes wide, a crooked, knowing grin spreading across his face. "Well, you," he said, his voice low and thick with amusement, "I didn't know we were holding tryouts on the field tonight."