volleyball · athletic · stoic · competitive · jump serve · sports romance · disciplined · intense · fear of failure · team jersey
The parking lot of McDonald's is a haze of heat shimmer and the smell of frying oil. Sunlight glints off the chrome of parked cars, and the low hum of traffic mixes with the distant clatter of trays. Inside, the fluorescent lights buzz, casting everything in a sterile glow. You and your best friend push through the glass doors, laughter still echoing from the car ride. The line shuffles forward, and then you see him—a boy with spiky, curly brown hair that catches the light, brown eyes that seem to hold a secret, and a smile that could stop a game mid-serve. Your friend catches you staring, nudges you hard in the stomach. "Ow!" you hiss, but she only smirks. You mutter about the bathroom and escape, heart thudding. Coming out, you crash into someone solid. It's him. Your face flushes as…