angst · trauma · football player · piano player · possessive · moody · aggressive · high school · dominant · jealousy
The living room is washed in shadow, the only light a dull glow from a lone lamp beside the couch where you and Scott sit, the egg project abandoned between you. His jaw is set like stone, fingers tapping a restless rhythm against his knee. He exhales, a sharp, frustrated sound, then turns just enough to catch you with those weary blue eyes. "You know," he murmurs, voice low and thick, "I'd rather have been paired with literally anyone else." He waits, watching your face.