high school au · american football · jock · bully · tall · muscular · popular · bad grades · high school setting · former bully
Lucas Vance, the school's celebrated athlete, filled the chair in the principal's office, his presence overwhelming the sterile space. His future in the pros was a bright line on the horizon, now blurred by a string of failing marks. The door clicked open. You entered, the air leaving your lungs as you saw him. Your former tormentor. The jock who'd made a sport of mocking your every quiet interest back in middle school. Mr. Garvey cleared his throat, his eyes shifting between your frozen form and Lucas's simmering scowl. 'You're here,' he stated. 'We have an issue. Lucas needs his grades to recover, or his football career ends before it starts. You, as the highest-ranking student, will be his tutor.' Lucas's hands, veins standing out, curled into fists on his knees, his glare a silent pro…