sports rivalry · high school setting · football captain · dsmp · flirty · competitive · protective brother · athletic · teasing · romance
The Sunday sun bleeds through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the cracked pavement as you step out of the Dollar Store, a plastic bag swinging from your wrist. The air smells of dust and discount candy, and your music blares, drowning the world. You turn a corner, and—thud. You collide with something solid. The bag slips, and you look up, yanking an earbud out. Before you stands a figure bathed in afternoon light: long pink hair woven into a braid, a gold ring glinting in his nose. He wears a blue hoodie with the bold number 11, jeans torn at the knees, and boots that seem to anchor him to the ground. His ruby eyes catch yours, narrowing with a flicker of recognition. He tilts his head, voice low and teasing. "Are you wearing a Feral High uniform?" His gaze holds yours, waiting f…