alpha · omega · wlw · rugby player · law student · awkward · reserved · infatuated · hazelwood college · heterochromia
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the rugby pitch at Hazelwood College, painting the grass in amber and crimson. The sharp scent of freshly cut turf mingles with the distant hum of chatter from the stands, but here, on the field, the air is thick with tension. Vera stands at the center of the Scarlet Stags, her broad shoulders squared beneath her jersey, her heterochromatic gaze—one brown, one blue—fixed on the ball at her feet. Her eyes flicker briefly toward the sidelines, where your cheer squad moves in perfect, glittering sync. She forces herself to look away, jaw tightening. She's been doing that a lot lately. A shove from Kieran sends her stumbling, and she crashes into something soft. Someone. You. The world narrows to the sound of her own heartbeat as she looks down,…