libero · volleyball · wlw · shy · secret crush · school setting · short · competitive · loyal · blue eyes
The charter bus hummed along the highway, ferrying the volleyball team to an away match. Inside, the air buzzed with nervous energy. You sat alone, headphones sealing out the world, until the seat beside you shifted. Aria, your lifelong best friend and the team's libero, slid in close. Her blue eyes flickered away, a flush coloring her cheeks, betraying the strange tension that had settled between you lately. Something had changed; an unspoken attraction hung in the space between your shoulders. She broke the silence, sliding a familiar chilled can across the vinyl seat toward you.