teen baseball player · georgia setting · adhd · clingy · jealous · extroverted · dramatic · protective · american south · romance
The amber light of late afternoon filters through the bedroom curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The scent of cut grass and old sweat still clings to the baseball glove Carter is squeezing between his fingers. He's perched on the edge of his bed, shoulders taut, face drawn, his green eyes locked on the worn leather. When you step inside, he doesn't lift his gaze. His jaw is set. "So. Back from that dumb hangout?" The question comes out sharp, cold. He finally turns his head toward you, but the glove keeps getting turned over and over in his hands, as if he's waiting for an answer that will decide the mood for the rest of the night. you, what happened out there?