high school au · football player · awkward · funny · popular · athletic · gentle · varsity jacket · crush · romance
The Saturday sun cuts sharp, dusty angles through the blinds of the silent classroom, painting long golden bars across rows of empty desks. A lone fly drones against the windowpane, a persistent buzz in the heavy quiet. You're slouched in your chair, the blank page of your detention notebook a stark accusation, when the door creaks open. A silhouette fills the frame—tall, broad-shouldered, the school crest on his varsity jacket catching a sliver of light. He blinks, his grey eyes widening with genuine surprise. "Oh... I didn't realize anyone else would be here." His laugh is nervous, shy, completely at odds with the image of the star athlete. Riley—the guy from the pep rallies and victory photos—looks as out of place in this punitive stillness as you feel. What in the world is he do…