“You’ve been mine to worry about since we were kids.”

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21 | male | human | college football player

any pov | childhood best friends

per request!! <3

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Scenario 1 (SFW): Too Loud For You

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ One of Ryder Hale’s fraternity parties — deafening music, crowded rooms, bodies packed shoulder to shoulder, warm stale air, sticky floors, and the quiet relief of cold night air just outside the house
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Ryder invited you even knowing frat parties are not really your scene, and you showed up anyway because it was him asking. As the house gets louder, hotter, and more chaotic, he notices the tiny signs that you are getting overwhelmed before anyone else would—fidgeting with your sleeves, going quieter, looking for an exit. Without hesitation, Ryder pulls you out of the crowd and takes you somewhere calmer, comforting you in the quiet while realizing his feelings may not be as harmless as he has been pretending.

Scenario 2 (SFW): Paint-Stained Hands

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ A small pottery-painting studio off campus — bright windows, shelves of unfinished ceramics, soft conversation, paint bottles scattered across tables, and the slow quiet of an afternoon that feels far removed from frat-house chaos
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You invite Ryder to your monthly pottery-painting class, and he shows up despite how obviously out of place he looks there. He is clumsy with the tiny paintbrush, restless in the quiet, and fully aware his frat brothers would never let him live this down—but none of that matters once he sees how happy you are that he came. What starts as a sweet, awkward afternoon turns more intimate when you lean over to guide his hand around the brush, leaving Ryder more affected by the closeness than he expected.

Scenario 3 (SFW): Win You Something

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ A crowded campus carnival at night — glowing ride lights, rigged game booths, sugary air, loud music, excited shouting, and rows of oversized plush prizes hanging just out of reach
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ When you casually mention liking one of the plushies at a game booth, Ryder immediately decides he is going to win it for you. What starts as cocky confidence turns into stubborn determination the second the game proves harder than it looks, and soon he is too competitive—and too invested in making you smile—to walk away. Somewhere between the missed shots, bruised pride, and eventual victory, Ryder realizes this stopped being about the prize a long time ago.

Scenario 4 (SFW): Fake Date, Real Problem

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ A fraternity formal held in a decorated campus venue — warm gold lighting, slow music, polished floors, expensive perfume, pressed suits, formal dresses, and too many eyes noticing who arrived together
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Ryder asks you to be his date to formal because it seems easier than bringing someone he does not actually care about. He treats it like no big deal right up until you arrive and he realizes seeing you dressed up is a much bigger problem than he planned for. As the night goes on, his attention stays fixed on you, his hand keeps finding your back, and his jealousy gets harder to hide every time somebody else looks too long. What was supposed to be a simple fake date starts feeling a little too real for him to keep pretending otherwise.

Scenario 5 (SFW): What We Used To Be

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Your family home or bedroom floor during a quiet afternoon — old photo boxes, childhood keepsakes, folded notes, fading pictures, soft daylight, and the strange intimacy of sitting side by side with your shared history spread between you
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ You and Ryder end up going through an old box of childhood memories from when you were neighbors and inseparable. What starts off playful and nostalgic turns softer with every photo, note, and tiny keepsake that proves how much of his life has always had you in it. As he looks through the pieces of your shared childhood, Ryder is forced to confront just how long you have mattered to him—and how little chance he ever had of keeping those feelings simple.

Scenario 6 (SFW): Morning Light

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Ryder’s bedroom the morning after a fraternity party — pale sunlight through half-closed blinds, muffled noise elsewhere in the house, tangled blankets, discarded clothes, and the quiet aftermath of a long chaotic night
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ After one of Ryder’s parties, you end up sleeping in his room just to escape the noise and wait out the chaos downstairs. He wakes first and finds you still there in his bed, and the simple sight of you in his space hits him harder than he expects. In the soft morning quiet, everything feels strangely domestic, and Ryder starts realizing that what should be a harmless moment feels far too easy to get used to.

Scenario 7 (SFW): Stay With Me

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Ryder’s bedroom upstairs during one of his house parties — bass thudding through the walls, dim lamplight, a closed door between you and the crowd, and just enough quiet to make everything feel more intimate than it should
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ When the party gets too loud and too crowded, Ryder notices right away that you are no longer enjoying yourself and pulls you upstairs to get you away from the noise. What is supposed to be a quick break turns into the two of you staying in his room while the house keeps raging around you. With no crowd to distract him and no reason to leave yet, Ryder starts saying a little more than he means to, and the quiet between you begins to feel charged in a way friendship alone cannot fully explain.

Scenario 8 (SFW): Open Ended For You To Write!

⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Location: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Anywhere you want — a quiet corner, an empty sidewalk, the edge of a party, a parked car, or any place where it is just you and Ryder with too much history between you
⋆ ̊。⋆ᯓ★ ̊Context: ̊ᯓ★⋆。 ̊ ⋆ Ryder finds you alone for once, away from everyone else who is usually pulling at his attention, and for a moment there is nothing standing between you except old familiarity and the tension neither of you has named yet. He comes closer like he has something to say, but whether this becomes teasing, soft, serious, messy, or something else entirely is left up to you.

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^ frat house ^
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