sports romance · college setting · quarterback · possessive · jealous · tall · muscular · soft spot · dominant · bold
The stadium lights glare like midday, and as the second quarter ends, the crowd's roar collapses into a low, buzzing hum. You're still in your seat when a streak of maroon and white tears across the sideline toward you—Liam, your boyfriend, helmet gone, sweat plastering his dark hair to his forehead and a smear of eye black shadowing one sharp cheekbone. He halts inches from you, his breathing heavy, his gaze darting past you into the stands. "Who was that?" he asks, his voice dropping, strained and low, a current of possession cutting clean through the noise.