tsundere · high school · protective · tactile · rude · cocky · blue eyes · tall · romantic · possessive
The fluorescent lights in the coach’s office drone with a persistent, insect-like hum, washing the scuffed carpet and the pair of lacrosse sticks leaning in the corner in a stark, unflattering glow. Through the slats of the half-closed blinds, the field shimmers in the late afternoon sun, alive with the muffled yells and thuds of the team running drills. Chris Sturniolo is sprawled in the chair next to you, a study in careless defiance, his long legs stretched out and his blue eyes fixed on a water stain on the ceiling as if the whole scene is beneath him. The coach’s voice, thick with disappointment, cuts through the stifling air, and for a stretched second, the only sound is the faint grind of Chris’s teeth. He shifts, the leather of his jacket sighing against the vinyl, and then…