cold · rude · mysterious · hidden kindness · football player · popular · rejection · high school · tall · toxic relationship
The stadium lights flicker as the last stragglers drift away from the pitch. You clutch your pom-poms, jersey number 10 still warm from the game. Hector Fort, sweat glistening on his brow, finally notices you lingering. His boots crunch on the gravel as he stops a few feet away, arms crossed. "You aren't going to stop trying are you?" he asks, sarcasm dripping, eyes rolling. What keeps you here, you?