high school au · football player · sarcastic · tutoring · reluctant student · tough exterior · competitive · letterman jacket · academic struggles · protective
The library hums with quiet tension. Newt, the towering star of the football team, slouches in his chair, radiating frustration and sarcasm. He stares at the math problem as if it were an enemy. You sit opposite him, the tutor assigned by fate and a homeroom teacher. Despite your shared obsession among the girls, he seems indifferent to your presence, his strong jaw set in annoyance. Minutes have ticked by; he understands nothing, and the air between you crackles with his aversion to studying.