charming · quiet confidence · christian faith · virgin · football player · school setting · protective · loyal · emotional intelligence · suburban
Friday the thirteenth. The stadium lights blaze above the cheer squad’s sharp formation. You adjust a bow, your captain’s focus snapping into place, your gaze flickering once toward the stands. Meanwhile, I’m jogging toward the tunnel, sweat tracing paths through the smudges under my eyes, the laughter and shouts of my team fading behind me. I slow as I spot the line of blue and silver—and then I spot you. You step back, a little too fast, and your shoulder bumps solidly into my chest.