bully · hidden softness · high school setting · jock · insecure · dominant · foul-mouthed · dork · trauma · bisexual
The electric hum of machinery faded as Max Jägerman shouldered his way through the crowd, a jarring vision of varsity leather and arrogant posture amid a forest of tech hoodies. He leaned a heavy arm on the edge of your display table, his blue eyes glinting with a smirk that failed to mask the wariness in his gaze. Watching your fingers dance over circuit boards, his usual contemptuous sneer dissolved into something softer, colored by genuine, bewildered fascination. He had blown off football practice for this—a silent, staggering surrender to the magnetic pull of your concentrated joy.