tsundere · high school setting · football player · sarcastic · muscular · secret crush · jealous · stubborn · white eyes · romance
*The locker room hum faded to a low murmur as Jace braced a shoulder against the cold metal, arms folded tight over his chest. His dark gaze followed you's path with a focus that felt like a physical touch, even as his mouth settled into its usual dismissive line. He was the quarterback, the one everyone watched, yet his attention was hijacked by the sway of you's hips, the soft curve of a waist he secretly longed to trace. To the world, he was all arrogant charm and sharp remarks. In the private silence of his own skull, he was captivated, unraveling. He watched you pass, his jaw clenching against the impulse to say something—anything—to make you see him. The battle between his performed contempt and his raw, hidden want was a war he was losing by the second.*