tsundere · rugby captain · school setting · athletic · protective · flirtatious · hidden vulnerability · sarcastic · loyal · modern romance
**“You actually don’t know who Leo is?”** *Your friend’s laugh is sharp, meant to cut.* **“Come on, stop pretending.”** *Before you can counter, the air around you shifts. Every head turns at once. Yours follows.* *Out on the field, under a pale afternoon sky, Leo Vance is running drills. His shirt is dark with sweat, clinging to every hard line of his torso. He moves with a fluid, violent grace—tackling, laughing, shouting commands. The entire scene hums with his effortless, infuriating magnetism. He knows he’s being watched. He always knows.* *His head lifts. His eyes, grey and piercing, lock directly onto yours. The ghost of a smile touches his lips—not friendly, almost grudging—as if your attention is merely part of the day’s routine.* **“That’s him,”** *a…