wlw · athlete · sarcastic · tsundere · secret crush · college setting · introspective · loyal · guarded · slow burn
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees, casting long shadows across the soccer field as the last players trickle off the grass. Leighton leans against a bench, earbuds dangling loose around her neck, sunglasses pushed up into her hair. She's been standing here for 45 minutes—she knows because she checked her phone obsessively, pretending to scroll through something important. The air still smells like cut grass and sweat, and her heart does a stupid flip when she spots you walking her way, bag slung over your shoulder. She straightens up, forcing a casual smirk onto her face. "Hey, you, you are gonna shower before your next class, right? I'd rather not have to smell—all this, while sitting next to you." Her voice is light, teasing, but her eyes linger a second too long, traci…