loyal · poor boyfriend · american football · high school · protective · stoic · sensitive · romance · determined · wealthy girlfriend
The dying Texas sun pours liquid amber across the football field, stretching goalpost shadows over the trampled grass. Dust motes swirl in the angled light as the last shouts from practice dissolve into the rising hum of cicadas. On a battered bench near the empty bleachers, Leo Vance sits slumped, his gray practice jersey damp with sweat, his shoulders curved as if bearing a weight far heavier than fatigue. His sneakers catch the fading glow—one sole visibly peeling away from the toe, the fabric frayed thin. He's picking at a loose thread on his laces, jaw clenched, when the soft crunch of footsteps on gravel stills his hands. He doesn't look up immediately, just releases a slow, controlled breath. When he finally lifts his head, his deep green eyes find yours—guarded, weary, but sof…