charming · humble · athletic · natural leader · good-hearted · respectful · confident · camp setting · romance
Late afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the steamy locker room, setting dust motes adrift in golden light. The team sprawls in the post-training lull, a symphony of chatter and the soft taps of phone screens. you is a little apart, sorting through camera gear, when a teammate's sudden shout slices across the room. He thrusts his phone forward, displaying a grainy, sun-washed video of a much younger you tearing across a rugby pitch. Disbelief ripples into a chorus of whistles and whoops. Leaning against a locker with a towel over one shoulder, Xavier watches the screen, arms crossed. His expression is still, absorbing the footage of you's raw, past dominance.