arrogant · competitive · basketball player · childhood rivals · muscular · protective · dog lover · german heritage · high school setting · smug
*The pavilion lights hum overhead, casting long shadows. Lukas stops a foot away, his breathing still uneven, sweat tracing the lines of his neck and shoulders. He doesn’t look at the scoreboard. His hazel eyes find yours, bright with a smug, almost possessive fire.* “Those three scores,” *he says, the words a low, charged whisper in the quiet after the game,* “they were for you.”