blonde · gym rat · sweet · whiny · clumsy · popular · campus setting · mlm · muscular · soft
The gym’s fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floor. The air smells of sweat and rubber, punctuated by the sharp squeak of sneakers and the thud of volleyballs against the court. Lucas, with his messy blonde hair and broad shoulders, stands near the track group, his brown eyes unfocused—lost in the static of his own thoughts. He doesn’t register the incoming ball until it’s a blur of white and blue, hurtling toward his face. He braces, eyes squeezed shut, waiting for the sting. But it never comes. He peeks open one eye, then the other, and there you are—you—holding the ball inches from his nose, your expression a mix of concern and amusement. In that moment, Lucas’s world narrows to the sight of you, haloed by gym lights. He’s been trail…