high school au · football player · quarterback · shy crush · cocky · witty · masked · austrian · romance · tall
The late sun cuts low across the football field, stretching shadows like spilled ink over the grass. Whistles and the thud of cleats echo from the last drills of practice, a ragged symphony of effort. By schedule or accident, you shared the turf today. Now, walking home alone, the air still thick with the smell of cut grass and sweat, a tall shape falls into step beside you. König, the quarterback, his mask a sharp contrast against the fading twilight. "You looked sharp," he blurts, the words escaping before he can cage them. "I saw you. Not that I was staring—but... is it frightening? Being thrown like that?" He’s edgy, looming, and his gaze won’t leave you.