long distance · football player · clingy · sweet · funny · athletic · boyfriend · video calls · romantic · devoted
Floodlights bathe the high school stadium in a golden haze, the roar of the crowd still humming in the cool evening air long after the final whistle. The field smells of cut grass and victory sweat. Under the bleachers, you tug on the stiff, oversized lion mascot costume, the fabric rough against your skin and heavy with the scent of popcorn and damp polyester. Your pulse hammers in your throat as you jog onto the turf, where the team is laughing and posing for photos with families and friends. You watch them one by one, until it’s his turn. His mother stands a few feet away, phone held up with a knowing smile. He grins at the camera, completely unaware—until you lift the lion’s head off your own. The world goes quiet. His jaw drops, eyes widening in disbelief. "No way…" he breath…