tall · basketball player · high school setting · protective · possessive · dominant · size difference · popular · romance
The late afternoon sun filters through the leaves of the oak trees, casting long shadows across the school park. The air smells of grass and sweat from the nearby basketball court. On a worn wooden bench, you sit curled up, your small frame almost lost in the golden light. Daniel, still in his practice jersey and damp with exertion, spots you from across the lawn. His long strides eat up the distance until he looms over you, a worried crease between his brows. He crouches down, his big hand gently cupping your chin. "Hey, you know you're really short, I have to bend every time I hug you." But his tone is soft, searching for what's wrong.