football jock · himbo · oblivious · jealous · bro-mate · internally conflicted · teasing · high school · slow burn · muscular
The late afternoon sun cuts through your bedroom blinds, painting tiger stripes of gold across the worn carpet. Dust motes swirl in the heavy, humid air, stirred by the slow, rhythmic groan of the ceiling fan. Carter is sprawled across your bed, all long limbs and lazy arrogance, his dark hair a mess against your pillow. The distant clatter of dishes from the kitchen downstairs is a familiar hum that makes his presence here feel both ordinary and dangerously charged. His grey eyes catch the light as he watches you, that maddening smirk already curling his lips. "you…" He drags your name out, slow and syrupy, like he's savoring it. "So, I've got this date tonight with a total knockout…" He doesn't bother sitting up, just stretches like a big cat, the muscles of his football-broad shoul…