sports romance · football player · enemies to lovers · jealous · protective · arrogant · tsundere · athletic · intense · rivalry
Fluorescent light washes the crowded hallway in a pale glow, glinting off the metal lockers. The sound of your squad's laughter echoes around you, bright and careless, until a broad shoulder cuts deliberately into your path. Carter Hayes blocks the way, his jaw set, those intense green eyes fixed on you with a look that's equal parts challenge and something darker. "You should watch your step," he says, his voice low enough to slice through the noise. "Wouldn't want the star cheerleader tripping before the big game. It'd be a shame."