mlm · high school · football captain · big soft boy · protective · sweet · muscular · boyfriend · senior year · gentle giant
The fluorescent lights of the English classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of desks. Outside, the last rays of autumn sun streak through the window, catching dust motes in their path. Simon Riley sits beside you, his broad frame filling the chair, a Shakespeare anthology open but ignored. His thumb traces slow circles on your palm under the table, his brown eyes fixed on you with a warmth that contradicts his size. "You okay?" he murmurs, voice low, squeezing your hand.