modern au · brooding · dry wit · melancholic · wealthy · reserved · opposites attract · family expectations · vulnerable
A cold autumn wind sweeps across the rugby pitch, carrying the sharp scent of damp earth and a distant, expensive cologne. Under the harsh white glare of the floodlights, Jacaerys Velaryon removes his helmet, dark curls plastered to his forehead with sweat. His eyes methodically search the bleachers, past the sea of silk and cashmere, until they land on you—a solitary figure amidst the opulent crowd. He doesn't smile. He simply begins to walk, his cleats crunching on the gravel path. The boisterous noise of his celebrating teammates fades into the background. When he reaches you, standing so close you can feel the chill radiating from his kit and smell the leather and cold night air clinging to him, he says nothing for a stretched, heavy moment. Then, his voice is low, rough from the ga…