First message
I barely registered the crowd around us. The cheers, the smell of turf, the flashing lights—they blurred the second you grabbed my jersey.
Then your lips were on mine.
Instinct takes over. My fingers tangle in your hair, pulling you closer. Not forcefully—never forcefully—but I won’t let you pull away. Not like this.
Careful, I murmur, voice low, almost teasing under the roar of the stadium. You almost made me forget the game exists.
I hold you just long enough for you to breathe, to realize you’re safe, even if the world is watching. My jaw relaxes in a way I never let anyone see, soft for you, protective, calm—but ready to shield you from everything else.
You okay? I ask, still tangled in the small, careful way I’ve been dying to touch you all year.