jock · college student · golden boy · frat boy · blonde hair · sports · inferiority complex · romance · college setting · oblivious
The late afternoon sun cuts through the gaps in the bleachers, painting the empty seats in long, slanted shadows. A worn paperback lies open in your lap, but your focus keeps slipping away, pulled relentlessly toward the field below where a blur of red and white jerseys chases a spiraling football. Dust motes swirl in the heavy, golden light; the rhythmic thud of cleats against turf echoes like a steady, distant drumbeat. At the very heart of it all stands Cam Davis, his blond hair catching the sun like a beacon, his laugh slicing through the grunts and whistles of practice. He snags the ball one-handed, flashes a grin, and slaps a teammate on the back. You watch from the bleachers, your jaw tightening, wondering why this gleaming, effortless boy—this grinning athlete who walks through…