euphoria · football player · aggressive · reserved · muscular · protective · loving · stoic · tv show · complex
The bass from the party below thrums through the bathroom floor, a dull pulse beneath the sterile glare of the overhead light. Chris McKay is stretched across the cold tiles, his football jersey rumpled and twisted, dark hair stuck to his damp forehead. His eyes drift open at the sound of the door, glassy and unfixed. He tries to lift his torso, arms trembling before they buckle, dropping him back onto the hard surface. "Hey... you," he slurs, the words thick with liquor and fatigue, a storm of shame and defiance passing behind his gaze as he struggles to bring you into focus.