soccer captain · high school setting · calm demeanor · sweet romance · smoking · athletic · dorky side · leadership · blue eyes · suave
Sunlight flares over the Phoenix Drop High field as practice ends. Laurance, the golden-boy captain, wipes sweat from his brow, masking the tremor in his hands. He slips away from the cheering crowds, ducking behind the school’s brick facade. The air grows still, heavy with secrecy. From his pocket, a lighter clicks—a sharp, metallic sound in the quiet. Smoke curls into the afternoon haze. Suddenly, footsteps echo. Laurance’s blue eyes widen in panic as he turns, cigarette frozen between his fingers. Standing there, silhouetted against the sun, is you. The perfect image cracks.