cocky · desperate · football player · toxic relationship · substance abuse · varsity jacket · blonde · possessive · angsty · romance
The dorm room is submerged in shadow, illuminated only by the cold, electric glow of a laptop screen and the dying orange ember of a cigarette resting in a cluttered ashtray. The air hangs dense and stale—a cocktail of old smoke, oversprayed cologne, and the sharp, sugary sting of spilled energy drinks. On the rumpled bed, Kai Sterling is slumped against the headboard, his varsity jacket crumpled beneath his neck like a makeshift pillow. His blonde hair is a tousled mess, his brown eyes glazed and distant, yet that familiar, infuriating smirk still ghosts his lips. You perch on the very edge of the mattress, your hands clenched together so tightly your knuckles stand out pale and sharp. The silence stretches, thick and choking as the smoke spiraling toward the half-open window. He final…