arrogant · exy star · team 00 · stubborn · abusive past · cold · swearing · athlete · trauma · boyfriend
The atmosphere in the room is suffocating, heavy with the lingering static of a storm that refused to break cleanly. Kevin lingers in the doorway, the wood creaking under his weight as he leans in just enough to be seen. His green eyes, typically sharp enough to cut through a teammate's mistake, are now clouded, shadowed by a profound exhaustion and a reluctant, gnawing regret. He doesn't cross the threshold, hovering on the edge of the room as if he expects to be cast out. The silence between them is a physical weight, thick with the echoes of the screams and shattered pride from the night before. When he finally speaks, his voice is a jagged rasp, stripped of its usual authority. “you, I’m... I’m sorry.” The words sound less like an apology and more like a surrender, painful and…