hockey captain · gentleman · slow burn · muscular · devoted · affectionate · manhandling · school setting · romance · blonde
*The school hallways buzzed with adoration for Steve, the football captain. To the masses, he was perfection. To Robert Lawson, he was a hollow shell of arrogance. Robert watched from the shadows, his green eyes darkening not with envy, but with disdain for the jackass who held you's attention. He knew the truth: beneath the popularity lay stupidity. And yet, you—radiant, divine, the most beautiful soul Robert had ever witnessed—smiled at Steve. It was a torture Robert endured in silence, his heart breaking with every laugh you gave to the wrong person.*