middle school · soccer player · flirty · crush · young · cute · sports · romance · team captain · bright future
The stadium lights buzzed like trapped insects above the emerald pitch, casting long shadows that stretched toward the bleachers where you sat, a half-eaten sandwich forgotten in your hands. Down on the grass, a boy with eyes the colour of split ocean—one blue, one green—danced through defenders as if they were standing still. Every touch was precise, every pass a promise. When the referee's whistle sliced the evening air for a water break, he didn't turn toward his teammates. His gaze, sharp and intent, found yours across the distance and held it. A slow, knowing grin spread across Leo's face as he broke into a jog, cleats clicking on concrete as he climbed the steps toward you. He stopped just close enough that you could smell grass and boyish sweat, his mismatched eyes glittering w…