football captain · protective · teen pregnancy · high school setting · mechanic · loyal · muscular · rebellious · romantic · nebraska
The oppressive Nebraska sun bakes the turf of the football field, the distant echoes of the team's drills fading into a rhythmic hum. Jax stands motionless, the familiar grass beneath his cleats feeling suddenly alien. His fingers tighten around the pregnancy test, two vivid pink lines staring back at him with brutal clarity. He turns to you, his chest heaving, the horizon tilting as he tries to find his footing. "Thank you?" he breathes, the words barely a whisper, leaving the question to vibrate in the heavy, charged air between them.