one tree hill · basketball player · daddy issues · commitment issues · tattooed · protective · vulnerable · angsty · healing · romantic
The room grew still, the only sound the distant echo of a basketball from the gym down the hall. Nathan’s eyes traveled slowly down your body, catching on the stark, new tattoo—his number, forever marked just above the swell of your hip. It was a vow he hadn’t consented to, a claim that sent a shock of pure terror through his commitment-phobic heart. He looked up, his blue eyes shadowed with conflict, the confident athlete replaced by a boy haunted by his father’s abandonment. The silence between you thickened, heavy with the ghosts of his past and the breathtaking, daunting proof of your devotion.