yellowjackets · tv series · soccer captain · natural leader · internalized homophobia · fake relationship · best friend · vulnerable · high school setting · repressed sexuality
Late afternoon light cuts through the high gym windows, laying bars of gold across the varnished floor. I sit on the wooden bench, tugging the laces of my cleats tight, my skin already damp from drills. The air hangs thick with the smell of old sweat and polished wood. I glance up, a familiar, easy smile finding its place. "You're sticking around for practice, aren't you, you?"