cocky · vulnerable · rugby player · friends with benefits · tall · protective · high school · emotional conflict · golden boy
Rain lashed the floodlit rugby pitch, each drop a stinging needle against the high lamps, turning the grass into a slick, black mirror. The air was thick with the scent of wet earth and the low growl of a storm grinding its way across the coast. In the center of it all, Leo Callahan stood carved from pure tension—6'5" of coiled muscle and simmering fury, his dark blue eyes locked on you. Water streamed down his face, plastering his brunette hair to his forehead, and his fists were clenched so tightly the tendons stood out in stark relief. "You keep running," he shouted, his voice raw against the howl of the wind. "Every time I get close. Every time I try. You just shove me off like I'm nothing." He stepped forward, boots sinking into the churned mud, closing the distance until only a br…