Pom-Poms and Passes
- Reads 1,386
- Votes 17
- Parts 37
MatureOngoing8h 54m
Last published 15 minutes ago
They used to share everything, birthdays, secrets, dreams. Now, all they share is a rivalry neither of them wants to admit feels like love.
Harper Lane and Jace Collins were once inseparable. Born on the same day, raised side by side, they were best friends destined for a lifetime of joint birthday parties and inside jokes. Until everything shattered on their fourteenth birthday-the day no one showed up to her party and everyone went to his.
Three years later, Harper is head cheerleader. Jace is the star quarterback. And they're not speaking.
Everyone at Ridgeview High thinks their rivalry is legendary-pep rallies, game days, hallway run-ins that border on war. But behind every sarcastic comment and stolen glance is a tension neither one of them can shake.
Now that senior year is here, so is everything they've tried to ignore: the lingering pain, the unsaid words, and the terrifying, magnetic pull of something more than hate.
Because love and football have one thing in common-
One wrong move, and you lose it all.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Right from the Start (bwwm) - 𝙲𝙾𝙼𝙿𝙻𝙴𝚃𝙴
Jordan and Dahlia have been best friends since they met on the playground at age 3. Follow their journey over the next two decades as life, love, opportunities, and sacrifice all play major roles in where their lives go. 🥇-#1- #younglove 9/2/21 -#4- #firstlove 9/16/21 -#2- #heartbreak 9/23/21 -#1- #destined 9/23/21 -#1- #puppylove 11/26/21 -#1- #soulmates 11/25/21 📝Chapter Snippet📝 Sitting there with Jordan just didn't feel right anymore, not after the news he just delivered. Dahlia hopped back and off of his bed, quickly sliding back into her fuzzy slippers. She knew she had to get away from this nightmare. "Baby, wait!" Jordan was up a moment later, gently gripping her wrists, trying to pull her back in, but it was already too late. Dahlia's tears had begun to spill and he knew he was losing her. "No, Jordan." The calm tone in her voice scared Jordan... he knew it was masking something much bigger on the inside. "All this time, fifteen years... I thought I was lucky. I found my person... the guy that was never going to hurt me. You were the one person I thought I could trust." "Doll, you can tr--" "Obviously, I can't."Complete
the unexpected falling heart
Amira Adams never cared for the athletes at her school. She always cared about her marks and staying happy. It's not until the new quarterback plays his first game with Amira's brother. Amira has always known about Blake Bennet. Everyone has. But after playing his new position, Amira's eyes are on him. #4 highschoolexperince #4 teengirl #35 teenagersComplete
Two Hearts Entwined
I've hated Zackary Woods since the day I met him. He walked into my parents' kitchen like he owned it-laughing with my brother Hayden, throwing that perfect smile around like it was currency. And everyone ate it up. Everyone except me. From day one, it was war. Zack gets under my skin like no one else can. He's arrogant, annoyingly attractive, and so full of himself it's a miracle he doesn't float off campus. We've competed over everything-from who could run faster at a family barbecue to who got the higher score on Econ 101's midterm. He's the all-star quarterback, the walking cliché of a college heartthrob, and I'm the girl who sees right through him. Or at least, I thought I did. Then came that stupid group project. Just one semester, I told myself. Just tolerate him long enough to get through it. But tension and hatred have a funny way of blurring lines when you're alone in a room with him after midnight and he's looking at you like you're not just Hayden's little sister anymore. One mistake. That's all it was supposed to be. But now we've got this... thing. A truce. A secret. Friends with benefits, we said. No feelings. No strings. Keep it clean and casual. But nothing about Zack Woods has ever been clean or casual-not with me. And the worst part? I don't know when I stopped hating him. I just know I don't want to stop.Complete
Back to You
Faith Harper will do whatever it takes to be with her soulmate...and it all started with one unforgettable night. A night where her best friend professes his love for her hours before marrying another woman. Too little too late, she soon finds herself possessing the only way that can make him fall in love with her instead, changing their fate forever. How? Relive her junior year in high school. Year? 2004. But even that will become too difficult to accomplish when she quickly finds out that back then, they couldn't have been more of a worse match. FAV RANKINGS 🏆 #10 in Early 2000s-05/2024 #10 in Past and Future-05/2024Complete
Enemies to lovers
"We were never supposed to save each other. We hurt each other. That's what we do we take turns hurting each other, so tell me what are we" Jacob and Elia have lived by each other their whole entire life, has went to school with each other since elementary, but the only thing is they both hate each others GUTS. What happens when one day it's only Jacob and Elia alone with each other and they start confessing a lot of things, will they continue to be enemies or more.... Elia Washington 17 years old senior, apart of the cheerleading team, quiet, probably the most smartest girl in her classes. Jacob jones 18 years old senior, captain of the football team, popular, nearly been with every girl in the school.Complete
Some Protecter ᶜᵒˡᵉ ʷᵃˡᵗᵉʳ
sixteen-nearly seventeen-year old, tatum lennox, brains, beauty, athletic, gentle, what kind of guy wouldn't go crazy over a girl like tatum? better question, what was it that cole walter, the ex-quarterback, had that made tatum like him above any other? the two had been lifelong family friends, living only minutes from each other. tatum was family in the eyes of the walter's-all the lennox's were, all 5 kids, their mother and their uncle. but something about this school year, the start of september, things felt different between tatum and cole. maybe it was aging, but aging didn't make your heart feel like it was going to burst through your chest at any given moment when coming into contact with a single person.
𝙍𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙎 // 𝙬𝙡𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨
" 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚. " ✧˖°. " 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡. " Viv and Casey have hated each other since they've laid eyes on each other, that's undeniable. Now, they're two of the most promising athletes in their tiny town, and unfortunately for them, classmates who seem to keep being forced together. But somewhere along the way, as they're forced together, they start to realize that maybe they don't hate each other as much as they thought they did. playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2M6y37HuaHh9S1Ri87oeco?si=df6adbc381904fff&pt=722a65c3e856bd6441705ad76ff101bc
The Summer Job
Ever since Lana was little, it's just been her and her mom. Wanting to be closer to her family in South Carolina, they decide to move. One little issue.. Lana was forced to leave behind all her friends and even her overbearing boyfriend. She has the whole summer before she joins Ridgewood Highschool for her senior year. Lana ends up getting a job at a country club, where she happens to meet Tyler Clark. The two instantly hate each other but will they learn that they have more in common than they think.... Tyler Clark is a cocky and sarcastic teenage boy. He also happens to be an amazing football player who is committed to play in college. But little do many people know how much it takes up his life. He struggles with an overbearing father and a life that revolves around football.Complete
Dear Ethan: A Friends to Lovers Romance
Jodie has a crush on Ethan Majors, a popular senior who's destined to be the next big football star. But he has no clue about her feelings. When their wires get crossed, they end up having a falling out. Ten years later, they meet again. Should they discuss the past, even if it means bringing up old wounds? Because if they are both brave, this could be their second chance at love, as long as they both are ready to spill all their long-kept secrets. *This can be read as a standalone or as a prequel to The End Game*Complete
I Hate Football Players
Football players are assholes. I know - my brother is their king. Older and annoyingly overprotective, he's the star quarterback at Santa Cruz High School. I love him, but everyone worships the air he breathes and it's suffocating. After a traumatic experience with a quarterback three years ago, I want nothing to do with boys and dating. All that matters is getting into college, so I ace my classes and sign up for my school's student ambassador program to boost my applications. Thankfully, I have my best friend, Harper, to get me through high school being overshadowed by my brother. My plans for a quiet, low-key senior year are destroyed when my brother's cocky, arrogant rival keeps butting into my life. Logan Hightower is a total player who expects me to drool at his feet while he uses me to burn my brother's game. If he thinks I'll fall for his gorgeous looks and shallow charms, he's totally mistaken. He'll never succeed because I hate football players. Note: Some of the chapters have mature content, as marked. Swearing is blatantly rampant and sensitive chapters are marked with the associated trigger warnings. highest rankings: #1 lovestory, youngadult, quarterback, goodgirl, cute, texting, sports, slowburn, series, & California, highschool, teenager, teenfic, series, completed #2 romance This story is complete, edited, and totally revamped in 2023! -meComplete
The Weight of Us
Elena Morris has spent her entire life trying not to take up space. Quiet, bookish, and plus-size, she's mastered the art of invisibility at college-especially around guys like Jace Carter, the charming star athlete who leaves a wake of attention wherever he goes. So when Jace ends up in her creative writing class and-worse-asks her to tutor him, Elena braces herself for disaster. But Jace is nothing like she expected. He listens. He shows up. And beneath the swagger is someone surprisingly sincere... and maybe a little broken too. Over long nights in the library, shared stories, and too many vanilla lattes, something real begins to bloom-something that terrifies Elena even as it makes her feel more seen than ever before. One explosive kiss shatters the fragile line between them, and just as they begin to build something honest and beautiful, Elena discovers she's pregnant. What follows is a tender, raw, and deeply emotional journey-through fear, through love, through the ache of learning to believe she's enough. With Jace by her side, unwavering and all-in, Elena begins to find her voice not just in writing... but in life.Complete
Better Together (COMPLETE)
"What is she doing here?" "Oh Jaden, the way you talk, someone would think you own this entire neighborhood. " She's quiet,not very social and very uncomfortable around new people. But one thing about Marissa Davis, she let's no-one boss her around. It's like she has two versions of herself. Quiet when she needs to be but hell will break loose once you step on her toes. Maybe not so quiet after all. Jaden, lives in his own world. He thinks his word is the final say. He has gone through a lot in his life but no-one knows that because he thinks no-one deserves to know.He thinks he doesn't need anyone and wants it to remain that way. Their lives collide.They are too different but the universe seems to be pulling them together. Are they Better Together? Well, let's find out.Complete
Everything in between
Emmy is trying to leave the past behind. She wants peace, no drama, and definitely no relationship. But then there's Joey: the popular captain of the football team, confident on the outside, but broken within. What begins as a forbidden attraction soon grows into something much deeper. While Emmy battles her own fears and Joey hides his trauma, they unexpectedly find comfort in each other. But their love is not allowed to exist. And the longer they keep this secret, the harder it becomes to hide the truth from the world - and from themselves. A story about first love, hidden pain, and the courage to open your heart again.
Truth be Told ✔️
The rivalry between high schools is fierce. But the rivalry between Baylor High School and Brentwood High School was fiercer. When people come to these schools, they learn two very important things quickly. 1. Every competition between these schools matters. If you lose, you are shamed. 2. Absolutely NO contact with anyone from the other school Alexa Baker had to live and die by these rules because her brother Seth promised that if she didn't, he would make the rest of her junior and senior year hell even when he was at college. He was the reigning senior state quarterback. He couldn't have his little sister of all people break these rules. So even with all of her curiosity towards the mysterious people of Brentwood High School, she stayed away and stuck with her friend group. Until a run in with a mysterious stranger at a sold out movie makes her rethink everything she thought she wanted. A conversation she overhead drags her into a secret bigger than the rivalry that shaped her childhood. And Homecoming...well, Alexa's life would never truly be the same. For good or for bad. ***Completed August 22, 2018***Complete
Like Yesterday
[This story will become free on June 4, 2025] Jace Hamilton is Reese Burnett's sworn enemy, the culprit who made her high school life hell. But what if this taboo existence returns for the summer and brings back more than just painful memories of yesterday? Suddenly, Reese isn't too sure who or what to trust--or if she can even trust herself. *** For Reese, the day Jace Hamilton--the guy who ruined her entire high school experience--left was the happiest day of her life. No more humiliation and embarrassing moments. But what if she finds out that he's coming back? And what if it's not just the moments that are catching up with her? What if yesterday is also making its comeback? And what if... there's more to the story than what she knew? Can yesterday be rewritten--from love to hate and hate to love, making memories like those of yesterday's?Complete
The Rules
I have three basic rules to live by Don't draw attention to myself. Make it through another year. My brother's friends are off limits. My junior year, each and every single one of those rules will be broken. **~~** Blaine has always been the type to embrace the wallflower lifestyle. With her brother being the big man on campus, it's easier to do then you would think. No one thinks twice about the quiet, shy girl hanging around the football god. Blaine was thankful, until her friend drags her to a party in an attempt to expand her social life. Now, Blaine is juggling the pieces of her life she wanted nothing to do with.Complete
My Best Friend's Brother
My name is Ainsley Morris I'm 17 years old and am a junior in high school. I only have one secret that I keep from my best friend Lola Colt. That secret is that I secretly have the biggest crush on my best friends older brother Keaton Colt. Keaton is a senior. He is a 6'2 football player with the hottest body. He has the most amazing 6 pack. When Lola and I were 7 we made some ground rules where we couldn't date each others family members. I didn't want to violate that. It wasn't til I was in 8th grade when I was 100% sure that I was in love with Keaton. He was the starting quarterback as a Freshman in high school which was very rare. I knew right then 2 years ago that I wanted him to be my first kiss.... Not wanting to ruin any relationships with friends Will I go against my best friend or will I follow my heart? Read to find out WARNING ⚠ Mature content talk of attempted suicide, sexual content, swearing occurs. <ALSO WARNING THIS IS UNEDITED SO HERE WILL BE GRAMMAR MISTAKES... I PLAN TO EDIT THIS ONCE IT IS COMPLETE. Rankings: #1 in AD October 2022 #2 in Rising Dre Community Nov 2022 #8 in Sporty Nov 2022 UPDATES FOR THIS BOOK IS USUALLY ON MONDAY & FRIDAYS UNTIL IT IS FINISHED. This book is mature 16+ only please that is your Warning! ⚠ #unholyawards First published by A. L. Publishing House 2022 Copyright © 2022 by Addie Lawson All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission. First editionComplete
Finally Falling
Fire and Water. That's what they were. Together they were just whispers of what could have happened and what could have been. Running from a tragic past no one- not even her two brothers- knows about, Kate finds herself in Atlanta. She can run from her past but she definitely can't from her future. Her future leads her to the one and only, infuriatingly charming and maddeningly handsome, Brandon. How? A simple scheme to overthrow the growing objectification of women. Enter her protective yet fun twin, Jace. He will only approve of Kate's bizarre arrangement if Brandon is involved. This is due to Kate and Brandon hating each other's guts. He knows that Kate and Brandon will not really start developing feelings for each other. But what if Jace is wrong? What if they both are Finally Falling? What if Kate's past comes back to haunt her? What if...?Complete
Jordan and Dahlia have been best friends since they met on the playground at age 3. Follow their journey over the next two decades as life, love, opportunities, and sacrifice all play major roles in where their lives go. 🥇-#1- #younglove 9/2/21 -#4- #firstlove 9/16/21 -#2- #heartbreak 9/23/21 -#1- #destined 9/23/21 -#1- #puppylove 11/26/21 -#1- #soulmates 11/25/21 📝Chapter Snippet📝 Sitting there with Jordan just didn't feel right anymore, not after the news he just delivered. Dahlia hopped back and off of his bed, quickly sliding back into her fuzzy slippers. She knew she had to get away from this nightmare. "Baby, wait!" Jordan was up a moment later, gently gripping her wrists, trying to pull her back in, but it was already too late. Dahlia's tears had begun to spill and he knew he was losing her. "No, Jordan." The calm tone in her voice scared Jordan... he knew it was masking something much bigger on the inside. "All this time, fifteen years... I thought I was lucky. I found my person... the guy that was never going to hurt me. You were the one person I thought I could trust." "Doll, you can tr--" "Obviously, I can't."
More detailsContent Guidelines