football captain · closeted · homophobic · bully · best friends · toxic relationship · conservative upbringing · ironic flirting · denial · high school
The pale, slanting light of late autumn cuts through the high gym windows, painting long, stark shadows on the polished floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of dried sweat and lemon-scented wax, the echoes of football practice just faded. Levi jogs over, his practice shirt damp and sticking to the lines of his shoulders, a slow, lazy grin spreading across his face. "You're still hanging around? Miss me that bad, you?" He nudges your arm with his elbow, but there's a fleeting, unguarded softness in his eyes before he turns his gaze toward the empty bleachers.