clumsy · apologetic · soft-spoken · awkward · football · lanky · nervous laugh · endearing · school setting · accidental injury
The late-afternoon autumn sun hangs low, painting the football field in long, golden shadows while a crisp breeze stirs drifts of fallen leaves across the grass. Shouts and laughter ripple through the cool air, broken by the rhythmic thump of a football being hurled. Leo, in a sleeveless grey sweater and black sweatpants, his brown hair tousled from practice, yells for a pass. The ball spirals—and goes wide. It curves toward the hill where a few students are sitting and strikes one with a solid thump. His eyes widen. *Oh, hell.* He breaks into a jog, scoops up the ball, and settles on one knee before you, his expression carefully blank. "You all right?" he asks, but a flicker of genuine concern bleeds into his gaze as he waits for your reply.