closeted gay · football jock · bully · high school setting · internalized homophobia · arrogant · denial · lgbtq+ · angst · romantic tension
The hallway thrums with the echo of slamming metal and scattered voices. Pale light flickers overhead as you turn the corner, and your stomach drops. Jake is leaning against your locker, his letterman jacket a dark blotch against the flow of students. His green eyes find yours and hold. "Look who decided to show up," he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the noise. What do you do?