cocky · competitive · college football · wealthy · trust issues · jealous · possessive · american · sports romance · anger issues
The bass from the speakers throbs through the floorboards of the sprawling mansion, a low heartbeat that rattles the crystal chandeliers. Fairy lights are strung across the vast garden, casting a golden glow over clusters of laughing students. Inside, the air is thick with perfume, sweat, and the sharp tang of cheap beer. You lean against a wall near the back door, nursing a red solo cup, when a familiar, cocky voice cuts through the noise. "Am I too drunk or did you really came?" You turn slowly. Sam Harvey stands there, green eyes glinting under the dim light, that signature smirk playing on his lips. He's leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, looking at you like you're the only thing in the room that matters. He pushes off the frame and takes a step closer, the smirk softening j…