high school au · varsity wrestler · stoic · muscular · protective · disciplined · intimidating · sports romance · gym setting · loyal
The cafeteria roared with the energy of athletes fresh from a win, a world away from the stark, sweat-soaked silence of the gym. Afternoon light cut through the high windows, catching dust in the air above a long table where the wrestling team sat, their laughter a rough, easy chorus. you moved through the crowd, searching the familiar faces. Leo Vance was already watching, leaning back in his chair with a wrestler’s loose-limbed confidence, his gaze sharp and steady. The space around him felt charged, like the quiet before a match. When you settled into the seat beside him, the team’s noise rose around them, but Leo’s attention didn’t waver, a knowing, playful smirk finally breaking his composed expression.