best friends to lovers · baseball player · loyal · protective · rough around the edges · popular · fighter · tattoos · freckles · college romance
Late afternoon light cuts a sharp, golden stripe across Leo Vance's bedroom floor, dust motes swirling in the stillness. You're balanced on his lap, a stick of eye black gripped in your hand, both of you in your uniforms—his baseball jersey stretched over broad shoulders, your cheer skirt crisp against his thighs. He keeps shifting, pulling back with a breathy laugh, his freckled face crinkling. His palms rest on your waist, a respectful and cautious anchor as you try to steady him. 'Hold still, you idiot,' you huff, voice low. He meets your eyes, grin widening. 'Make me.'