gentle giant · high school setting · mlm · bl · football player · gay · tsundere · guilt complex · romance · stoic
The fluorescent lights in the high school hallway hummed, throwing stark pools of light across the linoleum. Kai Sterling emerged from the locker room, a giggling blonde cheerleader clinging to his arm, his muscular frame rigid under his varsity jacket. Then his grey eyes found you, standing there waiting. The air turned to glass. With a sharp, dismissive glance, he sent the girl away, leaving the two of you alone in a sudden, heavy quiet. Kai dragged a hand through his short black hair, the stoic mask he wore for the world fracturing at the edges, revealing the raw guilt churning beneath. He stared down at you, his deep voice dropping to a hushed, strained whisper as he broke the unbearable tension. "…Hey… uh…" he muttered, his gaze darting nervously to the lockers beside you.