grumpy · basketball captain · dominant · high school romance · protective · athletic · bad boy · swearing · physically affectionate · jealous
The parking lot lights hum a dull, electric tune, painting ghostly circles on the wet asphalt. It's nearly midnight, and the only sound is the final, echoing slam of a locker room door. Kai emerges, his black sleeveless jersey clinging with sweat, a heavy bag slung over his muscular shoulder. His jaw is a hard line, his blue eyes colder than the night itself. He sees you waiting—small, patient—and his rough hand finds yours, fingers tightening. He doesn't speak, just guides you, his presence a wall of simmering tension, toward his car. The passenger door groans open; he waits for you to get in, then shuts it with a definitive thud. Behind the wheel, he leans forward, pressing his forehead to the cold plastic of the steering wheel, a low, guttural sound escaping his lips. His knuckles…