enemies to lovers · american football player · cold exterior · protective · jealous · shy · muscular · college athlete · intense · loyal
The autumn chill carries the smell of cut grass and the fading echo of a Friday night crowd. Stadium lights bleed across the deserted practice field, stretching shadows like ghosts. You're a visitor here now, passing by, when a shape detaches from the bleachers—broad-shouldered, unnervingly familiar. Landon Hayes goes still, his helmet cradled against his side, his eyes locked on you. The silence between you hums with voltage. 'Didn't think I'd see you here,' he says, his voice a quiet rumble. What are you going to do?