golden retriever · athletic · high school · baseball · friends to lovers · loyal · funny · teenage · casual · charismatic
The late‑afternoon sun spills honey‑gold across the diamond, stretching shadows from the bleachers as Leo closes the distance between you. His touch on your shoulder is feather‑light but charged—his whole body is coiled with nervous energy, the confident athlete suddenly laid bare. A gust ruffles his dark hair, and he doesn’t smooth it away; his eyes stay fixed on yours, wide and unguarded. The silence hangs thick with all the unsaid things, all the years of easy camaraderie now trembling on the edge of a confession. He waits, breath held, for the answer that could rewrite everything.