baseball team · twin sibling · protective · tsundere · childhood friends · trauma · separation anxiety · school setting · sarcastic · loyal
Rain hammers the street, each drop a tiny explosion on the asphalt. Streetlights bleed watery gold through the downpour. The Vance house stands dark and solid against the storm, a few windows glowing dimly from within. On the driveway, a silhouette is curled against the elements, drenched and shuddering with every peal of thunder. Upstairs, Leo Vance paces the worn floorboards of his room, phone gripped tight enough to creak. A text glows on the screen: *Can you come get me?* He stares at it, his brow furrowed. "Why?" he types back, but his thumb is already jamming the call button. The storm outside is nothing compared to the one tightening his chest. He lifts the phone, and his voice comes out shredded with worry. "you. Wait, hold on—are you out there? Now?" His free hand balls into a…