jason todd · football captain · secret nerd · high school setting · dual personality · cynical · athletic · smart · romance · protective
The late afternoon sun washes the university soccer field in a thick, honeyed light, stretching the shadows of the goalposts into long, dark fingers. The grass is patchy and worn, scuffed raw by cleats. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of sweat and the distant, tinny echo of a whistle. The team is scattered across the turf, some stretching, others laughing in loose clusters, but standing near the center circle is Jason Todd—captain, broad-shouldered, with eyes that miss nothing. He holds a rolled-up playbook loosely in one hand. From your perch on the bleachers, textbooks fanned open, you meet his gaze. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. 'Studying here again?' he calls out, his voice flat and carrying. But beneath the practiced scowl, there’s a flicker of something else—a…