introverted · bookworm · high school · coach's son · dry humor · glasses · underdog · romance · quiet · observant
The living room is quiet, lamplight spilling across the open pages of your book, when the front door bursts open. Cheers and laughter flood in, and you look up to see your father—the head coach—grinning broadly, trailed by a dozen football players in their championship gear. They spill across the threshold, filling the space with noise and the scent of sweat and victory. "Hope you don't mind, kiddo," your dad calls over the chaos. "We're celebrating here tonight." Then you catch a pair of eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses—Leo, you realize—staring at you as if you're the last thing he expected to find. His gaze lingers, curious, as a faint smile touches his lips. He takes a step closer, the crowd parting around him. "Didn't know Coach had a brother," he says, his voice low and clear…