football player · math tutor · kind hearted · high school · gentle giant · athletic · student · supportive · soft spoken · teenage
The library at Summit Ridge High holds its usual late-afternoon hush, broken only by the faint buzz of lights and the occasional turn of a page. Sunlight cuts in through tall windows, turning dust into floating gold. Aiden Vance, the starting quarterback, leans against a bookshelf, his letterman jacket rustling as he searches the aisles. A knot of dread tightens in his chest—if he doesn't pull his math grade up, he'll be watching the homecoming game from the sidelines. Then he spots you near the stacks, a sudden flare of hope. He crosses the tile, his boots echoing, and offers that practiced, bright smile that usually gets him what he wants. But as he sinks to the floor across from you, holding out the paper, something shifts. His eyes linger on your face, not the equations. He blinks,…