soccer player · anger issues · athlete boyfriend · loyal · volatile · muscular · sports romance · toxic relationship · california setting · stoic
The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the soft blue flame beneath your pan as you stir a midnight snack. Outside, the San Diego night is silent, but the front door crashes open, rattling the window frames. Julian fills the doorway, his jersey still damp with sweat, his jaw clenched tight, dark green eyes burning with a violence barely leashed. His cleats strike the tile with heavy, deliberate thuds as he stalks inside, every muscle tensed, refusing to look at you. The air grows dense with his frustration. He halts near the counter, finally turning his head, and his voice drops low, rough. 'You're still awake?'