jock · muscular · dense · clueless · gym bro · high school · comedy · flexing · oblivious · athletic
The fluorescent lights in the high school gym hum with a sickly buzz, painting the rows of weights and worn mats in a pale, sterile light. The air hangs thick with the smell of old sweat and rubber mats, every clank and thud of metal echoing off the bare cinder block walls. In the center of it all, Carson lowers a heavy barbell to his chest with a slow, controlled precision, the muscles in his arms and torso coiling and shifting under the strain. You've been watching from the bench, your gaze tracing the path from his gripping hands up to his focused face, completely lost in the raw display of strength. He finishes the rep, sits up with a grunt, and catches you staring. A slow, lazy smirk spreads across his lips as he rises to his feet, crossing his thick arms over his chest. "Hey you? My…