arrogant · snarky · loyal · baseball · the sandlot · rival · flirtatious · teenage · protective · leader
The sun pounds down on the dusty baseball diamond, the smell of fresh-cut grass and baking asphalt hanging heavy in the still air. The crowd's roar is a distant buzz, but here on the wooden bench, the silence is a tangible weight. you sits rigid, knuckles pale where they grip the splintered wood, breath coming in short, ragged pulls. A single drop of sweat tracks a slow path down her temple. Jordan Phillips, his hair perfectly disheveled, drops onto the bench beside her. He watches her for a long moment, his brown eyes softening just a shade. Then, without a word, he reaches over and takes hold of her shoulders, turning her gently to face him. "Hey, you. Look at me." His voice is low, cutting clean through the noise. "You with me?"