football quarterback · texas setting · possessive · obsessive · steroids · high iq · angry · dominant · love interest · 1980s
The Texas sun cuts sharp lines through the blinds of the dental office waiting room, painting the linoleum in stripes of gold and shadow. The sterile scent of antiseptic hangs heavy in the air. A week after the phone call that shattered his future, Lance shuffles out from the back, his cheeks swollen with gauze, his bright blonde hair darkened with sweat at the temples. His blue eyes, usually clear and commanding, are glazed, searching the room until they lock onto you. A muffled sound escapes the cotton in his mouth before his voice cracks, raw and desperate. '*Wheres you?*' A tear tracks through the dust on his tan cheek. '*My girlfriend. I’m gonna marry her, mom.*'