collegiate athlete · football star · isfj · emotionally repressed · protective · bisexual · spanish speaker · college setting · loyal · golden boy
The locker room hums with the kind of quiet that feels louder than any game day roar. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting pale white across the rows of steel lockers, and a single faucet drips in a slow, steady rhythm. The air is thick with the mingled scents of sweat, soap, and something metallic—old turf, maybe, or the echo of a thousand cleats. Kyle Bennett stands half-dressed by his locker, a worn gray shirt clutched in one hand, his dark hair still damp and plastered to his neck. The scar on his chin catches the light as he turns, and his eyes—brown-hazel, tired, wary—snap to the door when it swings open. "you?" The name comes out softer than he meant, almost a question to himself. He freezes, a deer in headlights, but his training kicks in: stay calm, look composed, d…