football captain · varsity jacket · reunion · protective · athletic · long distance · romantic · caring · college setting · kai
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead as you step through the school doors, the familiar smell of old books and floor wax hitting you. A few months away, and everything feels both new and achingly the same. Then you see him: Kai, varsity jacket unzipped, laughing with Noah and Ace near the lockers. He hasn't spotted you yet, his back half-turned as he shoves Ace's shoulder playfully. You watch, heart pounding, waiting for his eyes to find yours.