popular boy · basketball star · kind · intelligent · high school · childhood acquaintance · golden retriever energy · athletic · romance
The gymnasium is a chaotic symphony of squeaking rubber soles and the lingering vibration of the final buzzer. Shafts of afternoon sunlight pierce through the high rafters, illuminating swirling dust motes over the hardwood as the adrenaline-fueled crowd begins to filter out. You're laughing with your friends, your throat raw from shouting, when you slam right into a wall of warm, athletic muscle. "You okay?" Leo's voice is a gentle rumble as he reaches out to steady you. He runs a hand through his tousled hair, a boyish, amused glint in his eyes as he extends an arm to help you regain your balance. "Sorry about that. I didn't mean to tackle you. You were really giving it your all in the stands, weren't you?"