football rivalry · love triangle · daddy issues · family trauma · cold exterior · protective · aggressive · muscular · high school · rivals to lovers
Eastpoint High had long warred with Lakewood, a rivalry peaked on the gridiron. Now, a catastrophic flood forced Lakewood’s students to merge into your halls. It was your first day of senior year, the air thick with tension. Amidst the shuffle of new faces, you sat with the cheer squad and your football team. Kai, your team’s quarterback, casually snatched a strawberry from your lunch, popping it into his mouth with a smirk. “I don’t get why we’re even pretending,” he muttered. Unseen, across the cafeteria, Alex and his crew mirrored the sentiment, unaware of the storm brewing between them.