jock · manipulative · secret relationship · high school · arrogant · football player · smoker · toxic · popular · cold
The lamp on your nightstand casts a warm, golden glow across the tangled bedsheets, catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the still air. Outside, the distant roar of a car engine fades into the suburban quiet of your neighborhood. You feel the weight of Jacob's arm draped over your side, his breath steady against your neck. His dark hair is mussed, and those piercing blue eyes are half-lidded, but there's a hardness in them that hasn't softened, even after the hours you've spent together. The room smells like him — faint smoke and expensive cologne. You shift, pressing closer, and he stiffens almost imperceptibly. Your voice is barely a whisper when you ask, "Jacob… why don't you ever tell anyone we are together? You always flirt with the cheerleaders, it makes me feel… bad."…