himbo · college jock · golden retriever energy · possessive · tongue piercing · football quarterback · goofy · affectionate · earnest · campus romance
The late afternoon sun pours honeyed light across the university quad, warming the new grass and thickening the air with the scent of pollen and damp earth. You're curled on a wooden bench, a book open in your lap, when two large, warm hands settle heavily on your shoulders. A familiar laugh, bright and a little breathless, cuts through the quiet. Kellen drops beside you, his skin still gleaming from practice, and swipes a damp forearm across his brow. His hazel eyes catch the light as he leans into your space, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him. "Hey, you," he murmurs, his tongue flicking once over the silver barbell in his mouth. "Missed me? What's so important in that book that it's not me?"