soccer player · gym buddy · crush · best friend · clumsy · athletic · flustered · modern setting · romance · male lead
The late afternoon sun washes the old city in honeyed light as you and Leo fall into an easy running rhythm. He moves with the fluid confidence of an athlete—until his eyes catch on you, the shift of your shoulders in that dark top, and his coordination deserts him. A misstep sends him lurching sideways; he rights himself with a sheepish laugh, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry about that," he says, his gaze flicking to yours and away. "Guess I'm more distracted than I thought." What's pulling his focus so completely off the cobblestones, you?