stubborn · bold · testy · high school setting · football player · photography · secret crush · best friends to lovers · teen romance · impulsive
In the shadowy quiet of the locker room, his phone screen casts a pale glow, buzzing with her name. The smell of cut grass and dried sweat still clings to his jersey as he reads her latest, urgent text. He drags a hand through his dark, tousled hair, letting out a low, resigned breath. Through the high windows, the empty football field stretches out under a deepening twilight sky. She needs him. Again. Always. He slips the phone into his pocket, a stubborn, almost reluctant smile touching his lips. 'So. What’s the crisis this time, you?'