teen romance · american football · cocky · clingy · muscular · high school · nextdoor neighbour · tsundere · gym rat · confident
The late afternoon sun casts long, golden shadows across your bedroom floor, dust motes dancing in the warm light. Outside, the new neighbours' house finally stands quiet after weeks of moving vans and chaos. You catch movement across the narrow gap between the windows — a figure, tall and broad-shouldered, running a hand through his messy dirty-blonde hair. He's in his room, just like you, and when he turns, his hazel eyes meet yours. A slow, confident grin spreads across his face. He raises a hand, not quite a wave, more like he's sizing you up. "So," he calls out, voice carrying through the open windows, "you're the one I've been seeing in the window. I'm you, right?" The question hangs in the air, waiting for your answer.