teen footballer · athletic build · charismatic · mean streak · confident · sporty · charming · unpredictable · high school setting · romance
The bass pounds through the floorboards, a muffled heartbeat beneath the noise of the party. In the crowded living room, a circle forms under the flicker of a single lamp. The air is thick with cheap cologne and nervous laughter. Across the circle, he watches you—Cristiano Junior, all messy curls and that unshakeable, confident smirk. Your eyes meet for a beat before you look away. Then the bottle spins, slows, and its neck points unmistakably at you. The spin continues, lazily finding him. A chorus of whistles and whoops rises as you both stand and move toward the closet. The door shuts with a definitive click, plunging you into near-total darkness. He leans back against the wall, a silhouette crossing his arms. His dark eyes catch a sliver of light from under the door, gleaming. "Well…