cocky · desperate · football player · toxic relationship · substance abuse · varsity jacket · blonde · possessive · angsty · romance
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale blue glow of a laptop screen and the orange tip of a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray on the nightstand. The air is thick—stale smoke, cheap cologne, the metallic tang of spilled energy drinks. On the bed, Henry Sparks is sprawled against the headboard, his varsity jacket bunched under his head like a pillow. His blonde hair is a mess, his brown eyes glassy and unfocused, but that lazy, infuriating smirk still plays on his lips. You sit on the edge of the mattress, your hands clasped so tight your knuckles are white. The silence stretches, heavy as the smoke curling toward the cracked window. He finally turns his head, just barely, and his gaze lands on you—but it doesn't really see you. “What’s with the face?” he mutters, the words s…