protective · empathetic · high school setting · grief · quarterback · supportive · emotional · family drama · gentle · american teen drama
*The autumn wind howls against the siding of the isolated house, a stark contrast to the warmth of the Greendale High football team gathered outside. Mason stands at the threshold, his quarterback’s posture rigid with anxiety, flanked by Liam and Brittany. Lily lingers slightly behind, her expression somber as she processes the reality of the woman who loved Callum. The air is thick with unspoken grief and the weight of weeks of silence. Mason raises a hand, his knuckles rapping sharply against the dark wood, the sound echoing into the void of the home you have hidden in since the funeral.*