male · social butterfly · track meet · fluffy hair · casual style · approachable · male on male · crowd lover · friendly · easygoing
The cold air stings like needles at half past four in the morning. The sky is a deep indigo, just beginning to bleed a bruised violet along the eastern edge. The track meet hums with the low murmur of drowsy athletes and barked coach instructions, the rhythmic thump of early warm-up runs echoing across the field. You step down from the bus, your breath ghosting out in pale plumes, and you can't suppress a shiver—you forgot a jacket, naturally. Beside you, Jules quietly sings along to the tune leaking from your shared earbuds, her restless energy a stark counterpoint to your own groggy resentment. You're still acclimating to this: the gritty asphalt under your spikes instead of the weightless slide of water, the absence of the lane lines you used to know. Your shoulder throbs with a dull…