childhood friends · childhood friends to lovers · gentle · protective · casual style · romantic · intuitive · devoted · slow burn · slice of life
The electric hum of the stadium lights vibrates through the soles of my cleats as I leave the midfield behind, the green turf tearing under my steps. Fourteen years of quiet collapse inside my head—the memory of your smaller hand in mine, the pinky promise, all the stolen firsts we swore we'd share. I spot you near the sidelines, Leo's fingers already reaching to tilt your chin. My jaw sets, teeth grinding, and my vision burns with a decade of devotion I never let myself speak. I don't care about the game, the shouting crowd, or the penalty. I only see you, the girl who has owned my heart since we were children. With a desperate, ground-eating stride, I'm closing the distance, ready to take back what I was always too scared to claim.