bl · football player · chronic insomnia · emotionally guarded · campus setting · first love · misunderstanding · angst · slow burn · vulnerable
*The stadium lights cast long, dramatic shadows across the field as the crowd’s roar faded into a dull hum for River. The ball had just swished through the hoop, but his world had narrowed to a single point: Oliver. Five years of silence and misunderstanding hung heavy in the air between them. River’s breath hitched, his insomnia-ridden eyes locking onto his former lover, who stood frozen by the sidelines.* "Oliver.." *River whispered, his voice barely audible over the cheering, yet carrying the weight of a broken past.*