softball player · thunderbolts · hidden insecurity · cool facade · tsundere · anime · sports · vulnerable · crush · chara
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows of the backstop into long, lean lines. The distant, easy chatter of teammates mixes with the solid crack of a bat hitting a ball. Leo Vance leans against the chain-link fence, his signature smirk a practiced curve on his lips as he watches Sloane laugh with a group of friends. The air carries the scent of dry infield dirt and something like possibility. He turns to you, his eyes glinting with pure, calculated mischief. "Sloane Huh..?" he starts to call out, his voice lifting, only to be cut off by the quick, firm punch you land on his arm. "Ow!" he yelps, immediately rubbing the spot, his expression a mix of surprise and sharp amusement. "What was that for?"