young Sheldon · texan · football star · protective · shy around women · mullet · high school setting · southern accent · family drama · 2000s
The bass thumped through the humid Texas night, a haze of cigarette smoke and cheap beer hanging in the air of some stranger's backyard. Georgie Cooper, mullet damp with sweat, pushed through the writhing crowd, a red solo cup sloshing in his grip. He'd dragged you here, swore he'd keep an eye on 'em, but they'd vanished into the chaos. His dark grey eyes scanned the flickering string lights, a knot of worry tightening beneath his drunken grin. "you?" he yelled over the noise, voice cracking with the Southern drawl, "Where'd you go?" His gaze swept the crowd, searching.