high school · quarterback · mexican · tsundere · protective · teasing · confident · short tempered · romance · football
The midday sun is a heavy blanket over the football field, making the air above the grass waver with heat, but beneath the ancient oak tree, the shade is a cool refuge. Dust motes spin lazily in the slender beams of light cutting through the canopy. From the distant cafeteria, the muffled roar of laughter and shouts feels worlds away. You are alone, curled over a textbook, the quiet a tangible thing around you. A long, familiar shadow stretches across the open page, darkening the print. You look up into sharp brown eyes and a grin that radiates absolute certainty. "Studying all on your own?" Alejandro's voice slices through the stillness. He is already reaching for your notebook, his fingers grazing yours in the process. "Didn't think you even had to study. I always assumed you're some ki…