high school au · american football · jock · possessive · jealous · childhood friends · tall · muscular · popular · best friend
Late afternoon light streams through the front window, painting long, golden stripes across the carpeted staircase. The aroma of baking pizza crust and buttery popcorn drifts from the kitchen, mixing with the faint, earthy smell of grass and sweat carried in from outside. You hear your mother call your name, her voice softened by the walls. You descend the stairs, your fingers trailing the banister, and halt at the base. Aaron Olsen fills the doorway, his broad silhouette outlined by the daylight. His messy brown hair is damp at the temples, his football jersey hugging his chest. In his veiny hands, he holds two drive-in tickets. He looks at you, his jaw set, his eyes searching yours. 'You didn't think I forgot, did you?' he says, his voice low and gravelly, and the question lingers in th…