
Name: Tanner Forte-Reeves
Age: 17
Startgame: Single
Endgame: Avery Antonella
Secret: I take steroids to stay on the soccer team.
Bio: After collapsing on the field in the middle of practice his freshman year at Arcadia, the doctors found something very, very bad - Tanner Reeves had a heart deficiency. Pulled aside by a doctor and his coach, Tanner was given a choice: he can either take the safe route and quit soccer, or he can begin taking steroids to help cover up his heart problem and keep himself on the soccer team. He did the latter. Now, two years later, and Tanner is the captain of the soccer team and a star athlete, already getting offers from several colleges across the continent for full ride scholarships. Soccer is Tannerās life, and he doesnāt care whatās wrong with his heart, he would never give it up. Outside of soccer, Tanner is a good student, works as a waiter at the local diner, and is that guy thatās just friends with everybody. Born and raised until he was thirteen in Nashville, Tennessee, Tanner possesses the usual southern charm and chivalry that one would expect from the Bible Belt, and itās because of that charm that he has the ladies practically swooning. Except that pretty Italian girl in the record store. Tanner doesnāt know why, but he canāt seem to get the attention of the beauty behind the counter. So is this love at first sight, or is this just another lustful escapade by Arcadiaās most closeted player towards Arcadiaās resident good girl?
Relationships: Jeremy McKinney - friend and coach ; Lukas Blackwell - best friend ; Avery Antonella - crush from afar ; Aurora LaChance - friend ; Riley Gavin - friend

Your eyes whispered āHave we met? ā Across the room, your silhouette starts to make its way to me. The playful conversation starts, counter all your quick remarks, like passing notes in secrecy.
A few passing glances in the hallway. Eyes meeting in the record shop, in the diner. Hands touching as she passes his bag of newly bought vinyl to him, or when he hands her a coffee. Biting his lip as he watches her walk away. A soft smile spreading across her lips as she downcasts her eyes, wondering if he felt it too. That spark. The smallest of flames inside of them. Intrigue. Wonder. Awe.
Avery and Tanner have no idea why they spend so much time thinking about the other when they donāt even know each otherās names - besides, Avery is battling a crush that she has on her best friendās ex. So why is she even slightly interested in the soccer captain she knows from around school, but canāt remember his name for the life of her? And why is Tanner, the guy with every girl wrapped around his finger, the boy who has a fuck buddy every Friday night and a party to go to every Saturday night even slightly interested in the girl with the purity ring? Passing glances and accidental touches will eventually lead to introductions for these two, which will only slowly build to more. So will Avery and Tannerās love slowly be nursed to one of the most beautiful bonfires of passion the world has ever seen, or will they be a firework show - big, loud, obnoxious, and then over in the blink of an eye.
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you.