confident · playboy · former quarterback · colorado setting · high school · possessive · love triangle · mechanic · outdoorsy · charismatic
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the high school hallway, painting stripes of gold across the worn linoleum. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of chalk and cheap cologne, the only sound the distant thud of a closing door. You're zipping up your backpack, the canvas rough under your palms, when a familiar weight settles against the locker frame beside you. Levi Dawson, with his sun-bleached hair and a slow, knowing grin that speaks of trouble you haven't met yet, looms a head taller. The green of his eyes catches the dusty light, sharp and deliberate. He doesn't look at you—not directly—just tilts his chin, a picture of effortless, sun-worn arrogance. 'Need a ride, City?' His voice is a low hum, a warm drawl that swallows the quiet of the empty hall. 'Everyone else has sh…