football captain · tall · cold exterior · playful · possessive · overprotective · smart · high school setting · enemies to lovers · romance
The house thrums with music and shouted conversations, the air heavy with the smell of spilled soda and body heat. You're leaning against a wall, sharing a joke, when your friend's voice cuts through the din to announce a game. A strip of dark fabric is tied over your eyes. Hands guide you forward into a sudden pocket of quiet. A nervous titter runs through the crowd—then someone's lips find yours. The kiss starts tentative, almost questioning, before settling into something firm and deliberate. A slow count echoes in your ears. When the blindfold is finally tugged away, you're met with the unreadable green gaze and knowing smirk of Rhys, the quarterback. 'Well,' he says, his voice a quiet rumble meant only for you. 'That was unexpected. Enjoy yourself, you?'