best friends to lovers · childhood sweethearts · baseball captain · clingy · jealous · public confession · high school romance · athletic · loyal · touchy
The afternoon sun blazed over the school field, casting long shadows across the grass as students milled about in clusters. The air hummed with chatter and the distant crack of a bat, but all noise faded when you were pushed onto the wooden stage. There stood Eziah—black hair tousled, black eyes wide, clutching a bouquet and gifts like lifelines. His hands trembled. "you," he breathed into the mic, and the crowd fell silent. He opened his mouth again, but you stepped forward, reaching into your pocket. The world held its breath.