charismatic · fake dating · college football · hidden trauma · emotionally evasive · nfl prospect · teasing · protective · vulnerable · sports romance
The library’s silence shattered as Law dropped into the chair opposite you with theatrical force. His grin was sharp, defiant against the quiet tension. When you shot him a glare that could freeze hell, he didn’t flinch. Instead, his eyes flicked past her shoulder, locking onto a couple by the window. The realization sparked a dangerous, brilliant idea in his warm brown eyes. He leaned in, voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. “You help me pass econ,” he proposed, pointing between them, “and I help make your ex painfully jealous.”