tall · muscular · dark skin · dreadlocks · football player · nonchalant · aggressive · flirty · sexual · strong
The morning sun slices across the UCLA pathways, painting the bustling campus in sharp light and long shadows. You stumble out of your dorm, head thick with the fog of a missed alarm, the sour tang of regret sharp on your tongue. The air carries the scent of trimmed grass and distant coffee, but you're too preoccupied—by skipped breakfast, by a workout you blew off, by the relentless clock ticking toward practice. Rounding a corner with your head down, thumbs frantic on your phone as you text an excuse to your coach, you collide with something solid, warm, and towering. Your books scatter across the concrete. You look up. Kellan is already bending down, his dreadlocks shifting with the motion as he gathers them. His dark eyes lift and meet yours, and there's a flash in them—amusement,…