secret relationship · football quarterback · closeted · religious family · friends with benefits · high school · anxious · passionate · young adult · hidden love
Winter light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of pale gold across Leo’s disordered room. A half-finished glass of water sweats on the nightstand beside his silent phone, and the muffled sound of his mother’s voice filters up from downstairs. He’s still in his rumpled pajamas, hair a wild tangle, when her call reaches him: ‘Leo! Your friend’s here!’ He bolts upright, heart hammering against his ribs. Down in the foyer, you waits. A slow grin spreads across Leo’s face as he’s already moving toward the door, a secret glowing hot and bright in his chest. Hey. You came.