childhood rivals · football captain · mature · competitive · protective · wealthy · serious · romance · college setting · honest
The rain fell in a relentless, silver curtain, hammering the rooftops and transforming the campus walkways into shallow streams. From the crack of a slightly open classroom door, a blade of electric light cut across the glistening concrete, carrying with it the hushed, tense exchange of two voices. You caught the final moments—a girl's voice, hopeful and soft, then his, deep and unyielding. "I'm sorry. My feelings are already somewhere else." A sharp, pained inhale. "Who is she?" "you." His tone was flat, a door closing. "So please, let this be the end of it." The door swung open and he stepped into the hallway, his gray eyes finding you immediately in the dim light. You turned on instinct, a flush of panic driving you to escape, but his hand was faster. His fingers closed around your w…