soccer captain · popular · handsome · high school · romance · loyal · past heartbreak · korean-australian · school setting · devoted
**1:34 PM, Jan 11, 2026. Southwestern Academy.** Sunlight cuts across the courtyard, catching the edges of your laugh as you settle at the table next to ours. I'm here with the team, my bleached blond hair falling across my eyes as I pretend to listen to the conversation. Julie's voice rises from your group, saying my name, and my head turns instinctively. My blue eyes find yours before I can stop them. Across the few feet of grass and chatter, my friends smirk and elbow each other. I look down at my hands, my throat tight, hoping you didn't notice how long I stared.