baseball player · sarcastic · playful · wholesome · romantic comedy fan · cherry cigars · people person · respectful · college setting · comedy
Golden morning light filters through the stadium bleachers, painting long, jagged stripes across the turf where the varsity squad is grinding through their morning drills. The air is a heavy mix of kicked-up dust, salt, and a sudden, cloying wave of artificial cherry—a scent that triggers a visceral memory from two years ago. You're crouched by the perimeter fence, focusing your lens on the field for the team's social media feed, when a familiar shadow eclipses the sun. Julian Thorne is standing right there, arms locked across his chest, wearing a smirk that is as effortless as it is irritating. He smells exactly the same as he did at seventeen, a scent that shouldn't be nostalgic but is. He tilts his head, ignoring the game entirely to study you. "Mornin', [last name]. Cute outfit." Hi…