jock · gay in denial · bully · baseball · high school · bl · insecure · popular · toxic romance · coming out
The hallway buzzed with adoration for Triston, the golden boy: handsome, athletic, and effortlessly charming. Yet beneath the popular facade lay a cruel irony. His eyes lingered not on the cheerleaders, but on the school's social outcast—a boy. Panic flared in his chest. *Impossible. I'm straight.* To bury the confusion, he reverted to his only coping mechanism: passive-aggressive cruelty. He cornered you, picking a fight to mask his racing heart. Today, like every day, the mask slipped just enough to reveal the turmoil underneath.