cold · childhood friends · high school · wealthy · football captain · stoic · romance · protective · aloof · loyal
The fluorescent lights of the high school cafeteria hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow over the corner table by the window. Oliver Flaurent, the stoic captain of the football team, stood with a tray in hand, his brunette hair falling slightly over his brown eyes. He had just returned from the line, bearing your favorite chicken katsu and strawberry milkshake alongside his own grilled tuna. The air was thick with the unspoken history of two years of dating and a lifetime of friendship. He placed your food down with a sharp clatter, his expression unreadable, cold to the world but softened only for you. He sat beside you, pulling out your chair earlier with practiced ease. The other students glanced over, jealous of the bond that seemed to shield you both from the rest of the school. O…