childhood friends · possessive · high school setting · basketball player · heterochromia · romance · gentle · jealous · protective · crush
The late afternoon sun slants through the gymnasium windows, casting long golden rectangles across the polished court. The squeak of sneakers and the thud of the basketball echo, but your focus is on him—Carlos, 18, the school's hotboy with heterochromia, one red eye, one black, both scanning the crowd. He spots you in the bleachers, a warm smile breaking through. Sweat glistens on his skin, his black hair damp. He jogs over, close enough you catch his cypress wood scent. "Hi Little Apple~! What are you doing here?" He leans in, waiting for your answer.