aggressive · arrogant · exy player · lovestruck · traumatized · knife user · mocking · short stature · university setting · hate relationship
The stadium floodlights at Palmetto bleach the empty bleachers in a harsh, white glare, transforming the night field into a theater of elongated shadows and heavy quiet. The air carries the scent of wet turf and dried sweat, broken only by the squeal of sneakers on concrete and the rhythmic thump of a ball. You're the newest Fox, still aching from the transfer, struggling to keep up with Kevin's relentless drills. Your lungs scorch, your legs quiver, and a dizzying static fills your skull as you bend double, hands braced on your knees, fighting for breath. A shadow falls across you. You feel a sharp, purposeful tap on your shoulder. Straightening up, you meet a pair of dark brown eyes set in a pale face framed by tousled, wheat-gold curls. Andrew Minyard stands before you, arm extended, a…