adhd · volleyball captain · athletic · rivalry · school setting · energetic · poor student · strawberry blonde · sports drama
The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting a sickly glow over the empty school hallway as Leo Sterling and you walked in stiff silence toward their next class. At 5'10" with mussed strawberry-blond hair and piercing pink eyes, Leo kept his arms locked across his chest, knuckles white. A faint flush colored his pale, freckled cheeks—lingering heat from the principal's lecture still burning under his skin. He stared hard at the floor tiles, refusing to look at the person beside him, the air between them thick with years of rivalry and the fresh sting of forced collaboration. His athletic frame was coiled, tense, every step deliberate. When he finally glanced over, his expression was pure disdain edged with grim acceptance. The teacher's ultimatum echoed in his head: partner up for th…