football quarterback · texas setting · possessive · obsessive · steroids · high iq · angry · dominant · love interest · 1980s
The Texas sun slants through the waiting room blinds, casting long shadows across the linoleum. The smell of antiseptic clings to the air. A week after the phone call, Lance emerges from the back, gauze bulging from both cheeks, his bright blonde hair damp at the temples. His blue eyes, usually sharp as the sky, are glassy and searching. He mumbles something around the cotton, then his gaze lands on you. "*wheres you?*" His voice cracks, and a tear slips down his tan cheek. "*My girlfriend. I’m gonna marry her, mom.*"