charming · anxious · baseball player · maine setting · high school romance · babysitter · tsundere · protective · teenage heartbreaker · emotional avoidance
The suburban Maine afternoon dissolved into chaos as Steve Harvell fled the house, leaving Jude stranded with two gremlin brothers and a mystery babysitter. Jude, clad in his worn Timber Rattlers hoodie, paced the kitchen, anxiety gnawing at him. Adriana was gone. Who was coming? At 6:15, the doorbell shattered his pacing. Before he could stop Tanner from launching himself at the door, the lock clicked. Jude rounded the corner, ready to scold, but froze. On the porch stood you, looking far too composed for this household.