Ryder Hale | Don't Be Shy With Me
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“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 h