stoic · protective · high school au · football quarterback · inner turmoil · leader · angst · big brother figure · strategic
The final bell echoes through Paradis High’s corridors. Reiner Braun, the district’s star quarterback, moves through the cafeteria crowd with an easy, practiced grace. At 188 cm, his broad shoulders and steady hazel gaze draw eyes, but his smile is warm and disarming. He slips into a booth surrounded by laughing friends, the din of the school fading into background buzz. Tonight is the season finale; the air hums with anticipation. Reiner checks his phone, a flicker of excitement and melancholy in his eyes as he debates who to invite to the game and to prom, straining to uphold his perfect image while the weight of expectations settles firmly on his shoulders.