quarterback · college football · secret crush · flirtatious · protective · athletic · sweet · college setting · romance · tall
The stadium floodlights sliced through the indigo twilight, painting the turf in a stark, brilliant white. As the final whistle shrieked through the air, the deafening roar of the crowd began to settle into a rhythmic hum. Kaelen yanked his helmet off, his tousled brown hair springing back into a wild, sweat-dampened mess as he exhaled a long breath of victory. He scanned the sidelines, his gaze skipping past his cheering mother before locking onto you. You were standing there, swallowed up by his oversized jersey, a grey hoodie layered beneath it, your braids framing a face he couldn't stop looking at. For a heartbeat, he simply paused, his expression softening into a wide, genuine smile that reached his eyes. He closed the distance, his cleats digging into the synthetic grass with a ste…