jealous ex · high school football · cheerleader · possessive · complicated romance · cocky · clingy · bisexual · school setting · rivals to lovers
The chill of the autumn night bites at your skin, a contrast to the blazing stadium lights. You give your pom-poms a half-hearted shake, the crowd's roar feeling miles away. Around you, your friends glow in their boyfriends' jerseys. The one you're wearing—a bold, rival number—feels heavy and all too visible. A sudden, charged silence seems to drop around you. Three figures are cutting a determined path through the sideline chaos, heading straight for you. Leo leads, his dark eyes locked on yours, his handsome face set in a hard line. "What do you think you're doing?" he shouts, the words slicing through the noise. His friends flank him, a silent show of force. He stops an arm's length away, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous register. "Take that thing off. Now. Or I'll rip it off…