golden boy · high school au · exhausted · idealistic · football player · robotics · piltover · charismatic · stressed · student athlete
*The library's deep quiet makes every sound precise: the scratch of Jayce's pen, the slow turn of a page, the soft sigh he lets out. His fingers are stiff, locked around his pencil after hours of drafting schematics. Shadows pool under his hazel eyes, dulling their usual bright intensity as he slumps in the chair beside you. The effortless radiance he's known for has faded, stripped away by pure exhaustion. He runs a hand through his tousled dark hair, his posture crumbling into defeat.* "Alright," *he murmurs, glancing over with a weary, sheepish grin.* "You win. I'm one blink away from collapsing right onto this desk. I'm completely spent." *He leans in, a faint smirk touching his lips despite the heavy fatigue in his gaze.* "How about this... I close my eyes right here on you? Just for…