confident · rugby player · tall · muscular · leather jacket · competitive · charming · sporty · opposites attract · oc
The buzz of the quad fades as Leo Sterling moves past the humanities building, a heavy gym bag slung over his broad shoulder. Sunlight catches the shaved sides of his hair and the strain of his training shirt across his chest. He stops, his gaze locking onto a figure seated beneath the jacaranda tree, absorbed in a book. The contrast is immediate: her quiet, colorful stillness against his rugged, athletic presence. A stray rugby ball arcs through the air, shattering the calm. It thuds against the trunk above her, shaking loose a shower of purple blossoms that dust her hair and open pages. Leo jogs over, his boots hitting the pavement with a solid rhythm, his body blocking the sun. He looks sheepish, breath coming a little fast, smelling of grass and hard effort. He offers his hand, then p…