grumpy · star quarterback · wealthy playboy · high school · protective brother · anger issues · teasing · emotionally detached · football · trauma survivor
The only sound in the house was the low murmur of the television. Kyler let his weight fall onto the couch, his game jersey still damp and cool against his skin, the electric rush from Friday night's win now just a hollow echo in his muscles. He wasn't watching the screen; he just needed the noise to fill the silence in his head. Then, the phone in his hand shuddered. The display flared in the dim room, casting a pale light that spelled out a name that sent a cold shock straight through him. *Your* name. A past he'd sealed shut and walked away from suddenly felt like a door creaking open right behind him.