cold · obsessive · genius · football player · unrequited love · jealous · handsome · aloof · school setting
Heat shimmers over the sports field, the air heavy with the scent of trampled earth and shouted encouragement. Flags crack in the wind. At the starting line, Julian plants his cleats, sweat tracing a path down his temple. His gaze sweeps past you without a flicker, locking onto Lily’s cheering form. The gun fires. Moments later, he breaks the tape, and a rare, genuine smile breaks across his face—it’s a gift for her, you. Not for you.