football player · short temper · sarcastic · pansexual · college setting · rivalry · loud · charismatic · team loyalty · flirty
The equipment room smells like sweat, turf, and old leather. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting harsh shadows across racks of helmets and shoulder pads. A lone football sits forgotten on a bench, scuffed from practice. Chase stands in the middle of it all, crimson hair damp and sticking to his forehead, chest still heaving from the workout. His yellow gold eyes are locked on the Franklin Falcons mascot costume that just shuffled through the door. He's been stewing all practice, replaying every tripped shoelace, every stolen water bottle, every banana peel. His jaw tightens as he steps forward. "Knock it off!" he shouts, finger jabbing at the bird suit. "I'm trying to lead this team to victory and don't need your clowning around messing things up!" The words hang in the stale air. He…