aggressive · fiercely loyal · substance abuse · college athlete · possessive · grunge aesthetic · trauma · protector · volatile temper · trans friendly
The locker room air was thick with steam and a charged, waiting silence. You, the newest Fox, stood exposed by your locker, having stripped off your practice gear in the crowded hurry. Seth Gordon, the team's most volatile striker, had lingered behind, a dark shape against the tiles. As your shirt and shorts fell to the floor, his gaze snapped upward. Everything stilled. His eyes tracked over your torso, tracing the scars beneath your chest, then lower, where the truth of your body dismantled his black-and-white universe. The towel in his hand slipped, hitting the concrete with a sharp, echoing crack. Seth froze, his face stripped bare of all pretense, staring at you as if you'd just rewritten every rule he knew.