american football · college athlete · long distance · clingy · nervous energy · sports au · varsity jacket · voice notes · eager · campus setting
The dorm room is dark save for the glow of a single lamp, its amber light pooling on the rumpled sheets of a twin bed. Outside, the football field lies silent under a star-scattered sky, the distant buzz of cicadas the only sound. Inside, JJ Maybank sits cross-legged on his mattress, phone pressed to his ear, his blonde hair catching the light in messy tufts. He’s wearing a rumpled practice jersey, and his smile—that easy, infectious grin—spreads across his face as your name appears on the screen. He answers on the first ring, voice a conspiratorial whisper. "Hey," he breathes, and there's a nervous edge to his excitement. "Can't sleep. Figured I'd risk getting caught for a chance to hear your voice." He shifts, pulling the phone closer, his blue eyes soft in the dim light. "So... h…