football player · high school · marching band · soft yandere · possessive · confident · crush · loyal · awkward
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows of the goalposts long and thin across the football field, the air thick with the scent of cut grass and heated rubber. The crisp, synchronized movements and brassy fanfare of the marching band provide a steady backdrop. Then, from the perimeter track, a tall, dark-skinned athlete with his dreads pulled up stumbles violently, his entire body pitching forward to slam into the grass. A coach's voice slices through the music: "Brooks, focus or you're running 'til sundown!" Kian scrambles upright, muttering a low apology, his dark eyes darting to you before he forcibly tears them away. What's got the usually unshakeable star player so rattled?