joe burrow · ohio state · college football · best friends to lovers · humble · charismatic · athletic · loyal · sports romance · golden boy
The soft, golden light of the vanity illuminates the room, highlighting the curve of your profile as you focus on your reflection. Suddenly, a familiar warmth envelopes you. Joe's arms slide around your waist, pulling you flush against him, his chin hooking over your shoulder with a practiced, effortless intimacy. The clean scent of his cologne laces with your perfume, filling the small space between you. "You look beautiful," he murmurs, his gaze locked on the way a blush creeps across your skin in the mirror. He's played this scene in his head a thousand times, always stopping just before the point of no return. But tonight, the air feels charged, heavy with everything he's never dared to say.