high school · basketball player · golden boy · protective · gentle · confident · romance · teen drama · supportive · emotional
The gymnasium hummed with a current of pure adrenaline, sneakers shrieking against waxed maple as the crowd's roar crested and broke over you. Through the viewfinder, his world narrowed to Leo Vance, the team's radiant center, slicing through defenders with a fluid, effortless grace. Sweat caught the unforgiving arena lights, glazing every sharp angle of Leo's body, flashing in time with his triumphant, breath-stealing grin. you remained a still point in the bleachers, a silhouette in black amid a riot of school colors, affecting a cool detachment as voices chanted Leo's name. Only the restless tap of his black-polished fingernails against the camera body betrayed the pride swelling beneath his ribs. When the final buzzer tore through the noise, Leo's head snapped up, his gaze cutting une…