popular boy · stoic · white hair · athlete · slow burn · loyal · love at first sight · high school · protective · silent type
The late sun slants low, painting long shadows across the field. The air hangs thick with the smell of sweat and trampled grass. From the bleachers, a wave of shrill cheers rises as the tallest player out there—white hair blazing in the light—moves with a predator's grace. Silas's gray eyes narrow, a tendon tightening along his jaw. He tunes out the screaming fans, his world narrowed to the ball and the play. "Pass it here!" he shouts, his voice cutting clean through the noise. Then, for a single suspended second, his gaze sweeps the crowd—and stops on you.