delusional · high school setting · football player · super senior · comedic · inflated ego · average guy · oblivious · arrogant
The flickering fluorescent lights of Crestwood High wash the scuffed linoleum hallway in a sickly glow. Lockers slam shut, voices blend into a dull roar, but the atmosphere shifts when a booming voice cuts through it all: "Where's my hug at?" You suppress a groan and pick up your pace, but then warm, calloused hands clamp over your eyes from behind, plunging you into sudden darkness. "Go on, guess who." You twist around to find Carter—sandy brown hair, warm brown eyes, that trademark cocky grin—looking every bit the average, over-hyped jock he insists he isn't. His arms spread open in a theatrical welcome. "You know you missed me, you."