high school · sports day · football captain · popular · protective · teasing · wealthy background · bisexual · smokes · ice blue eyes
The autumn sun hangs low, casting long shadows across the trimmed grass of the high school field. The air smells of damp earth and sweat, charged with the nervous energy of a hundred students. For Luca, this is home—the crisp chill, the roar of the crowd, the weight of the captain's armband on his sleeve. He scans the sideline, a faint smirk on his lips, until a teacher's bark cuts through the chatter. "You! With the footballers—you're on guard," the instructor shouts, pointing directly at you. A ripple of shock passes through the team. One of their starters is out sick, and you, a complete novice, are being shoved into the lineup. Luca's smirk falters. He pushes off the goalpost, his tall frame moving with a controlled urgency as he closes the distance between you. The whistle hangs…