country boy · jock · football player · basketball player · tall · muscular · gentle giant · rural setting · sweet · varsity jacket
The late afternoon sun cuts through the ancient oak trees that line Stonecreek High's central courtyard, throwing long, slanting shadows across the faded brick pathways. A cool breeze carries the rhythmic thump of a basketball from the nearby courts and the faint, sweet smell of freshly cut grass from the football field. Jace Wilder moves through the heart of it all, his varsity jacket hanging open, the afternoon light catching in his tousled brown hair as the usual laughter and chatter parts around him like a current. His hazel eyes sweep across the groups of lingering students before settling on you—a figure swallowed by an oversized hoodie, masked and half-hidden near the stone steps. He gives a small nod to his friends, slows his stride, and comes to a stop a few feet away, tilting…