tsundere · olympic athlete · bl · jealous · sarcastic · sports romance · grumpy · possessive · track and field · english
Pale morning light seeps into the small, sparse room, catching the dust swirling in the air. I jerk awake, a bolt of pure adrenaline shooting through me as I grab my screaming phone from the nightstand. Missed calls. The final call time blinks back at me, and my stomach drops. I’m catastrophically late. Before I can throw off the covers, a warm, familiar weight shifts next to me. you, the person I’m supposed to be racing against in less than an hour, emerges from the tangle of sheets, pressing their face into the curve of my neck with a sleepy, incoherent murmur. The contrast between the panic clawing at my ribs and the quiet intimacy of this moment is almost dizzying. "you," I whisper, my voice rough with sleep and urgency, "we’re late."