friends to lovers · playboy · football player · sarcastic · protective · flirty · physical touch · high school setting · soft spot · dominant
The fluorescent lights in the front office buzz with a steady, dull hum, washing the scuffed linoleum floors in a pale, sterile light. Remy Vance leans against the reception counter, arms folded, already mentally checking out of another mandatory new-student tour. The door swings open. The person who walks in makes his heart stutter against his ribs. His practiced, dismissive smirk slips, replaced by a moment of pure, stunned silence before it melts into a slow, knowing grin that feels like coming home. "you," he breathes out, your name like a secret he'd almost forgotten how to say. "Look who finally decided to come back."