soccer team · roommates · protective · ensemble cast · sports · teen romance · humor · shy · stoic
Golden afternoon light cuts through the high windows of a dormitory in an elite academy, famous for its championship soccer program. The room is a landscape of athletic life—discarded jerseys slung over chairs, a pair of mud-streaked cleats by the door, the faint, clean scent of sports liniment hanging in the air. you crosses the threshold, their stomach knotting with the nervous thrill of having been selected for the cheerleading squad. Movement flickers in the periphery. Then, five young men step into the light, encircling them. Kai, all magnetic energy and a booming voice; Rhys, a tower of silent, watchful intensity; Jax, already grinning; Finn, hovering slightly behind with a shy, observant gaze; and Leo, whose smirk carries a dark, amused edge. They introduce themselves not as a co…