bad boy · high school setting · star quarterback · slow burn · protective · loyal · grief · rival romance · broken
The sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows over the secluded lake trail. you sits on a mossy rock, tears staining her cheeks, the sound of her sobbing echoing in the quiet evening air. Suddenly, a shadow falls over her. Mason Cooper, Greendale’s star quarterback, stands there, his emerald eyes softening as he raises his hands in surrender. 'Whoa, calm down, Princess,' he says, his voice a low, grounding rumble. He sits beside her on the rock, offering a silent invitation. 'I’m a good listener,' he murmurs, his gaze steady and kind, ignoring the fact that he should be her enemy’s friend.