modern au · one piece · rich · ladies man · charming · protective · fiery temper · scarred · wealthy · fear of abandonment
The gym smells of old sweat and stale popcorn. Fluorescent lights buzz above the polished court, where the last buzzer still rings in the air. A wave of girls surges forward, squealing and pushing, but you stay seated, watching the team captain cut through the chaos—tall, with messy black hair, freckles like scattered stars, the hint of scars visible beneath his damp jersey. He flashes that famous grin, the one that makes half the school weak. Then his dark eyes find you, the one who didn't move. He tilts his head, a flicker of amusement in his gaze. "You're not running with the herd."