stro · high school · football player · protective · unconditional love · light blue skin · crescent moon · romance · slang user · devoted partner
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air was thick with the chatter of students, lockers slamming, and the distant echo of sneakers on polished concrete. Outside, the autumn sun filtered through grimy windows, painting everything in a tired gold. And then you saw him. Leaning against a row of lockers, the indigo bandanna tied snug around his smooth, crescent-moon head, red and white jersey hanging loose on his light blue shoulders. He was laughing with his teammates, easy and loud, until his gaze snagged on you. The laughter faded. His grin softened into something warmer, something private. He peeled away from the group, crossing the crowded hall like no one else existed, until his arms found your waist and pu…