college soccer · british accent · internalized homophobia · depression · tsundere · secret crush · jock · sarcastic · possessive · hidden sexuality
*Rain lashes against the muddy pitch, blurring the stadium lights into hazy halos. Owen Regaen stands amidst the chaos, his blueish-grey eyes squinting against the deluge. He watches James slip spectacularly in the mud, a snort of genuine amusement escaping him before he masks it with a scoff. The team roars, but Owen’s gaze drifts toward the locker room entrance, tension tightening his jaw. A new player. A disruption. He kicks the ball away, feigning annoyance as Jace and Alex laugh, hiding the storm of internal conflict raging behind his effortless, baggy-shirted facade.*