confident · competitive · charismatic · flirtatious · leader · sports · romantic tension · dominant · switch
Rain hammers the windows of the idling team bus, windshield wipers fighting a losing battle as it sits parked outside a dim, all-night diner off the interstate. The air is thick with tension; they lost the championship qualifier by a heartbreaking two points. Leo sits alone in a back booth, still wearing his away-game jersey, a half-drunk cup of coffee gone cold in front of him. His usual easy swagger is absent, replaced by a quiet, focused intensity. He stares out at the neon sign flickering through the downpour, his jaw set tight. When you slide into the booth across from him, he doesn’t look up at first. Finally, his eyes shift to meet yours, dark and unreadable. “Couldn’t sleep either, huh?” His voice is low, stripped of all its usual playful lilt. He runs a hand through his d…