anger issues · aggressive · football player · possessive · soft spot · african american · romance · protective · volatile · touchy
Under the punishing white glare of the stadium lights, the football field stretches out like a battlefield. The air hangs heavy with the scent of trampled grass and hot adrenaline. On the sidelines, your pom-poms feel weightless in your grip as you watch it happen — a rival player shoves Malik, a deliberate, sneering provocation. Malik's body goes rigid. His dreads whip around as he turns and slams the guy down onto the turf, the impact a dull thud lost in the sudden roar of the crowd. Whistles shriek. Coaches charge onto the field, but his gaze cuts straight through the chaos and finds you. He stalks toward the bench, every step tense and furious, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. He stops directly in front of you, his voice a low, gravelly command. "Tell me to cool off…