high school · quarterback · jock · soft spot · protective · football · romance · tall · coastal aesthetic · slow burn
The stadium lights cast long shadows across the empty turf, their electric hum the only sound left in the night. Leo Vance, the quarterback whose height seems to carve space out of the air, steps toward you as you sit on the cool grass. His gaze doesn't waver—it rests on you with a quiet intensity, appreciative and focused. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, softening the silence that hangs between you like a held breath.