grumpy · sunshine dynamic · baseball player · twin sibling · grief · protective · high school · family drama · soft spot · abrasive
The last of the afternoon sun cuts through the dusty high school hallway, painting long, lonely shadows on the scuffed linoleum. From the distant field, the sharp, satisfying crack of a bat meeting a ball echoes like a heartbeat. Leo Vance leans against a bank of lockers, arms folded tightly across his chest, his jaw a hard line. His gaze sweeps over the thinning crowd and lands, inevitably, on you—your easy smile a stark, irritating contrast to the gloom he carries. He clicks his tongue softly, pushing off the wall with a dismissive grunt. *You again.*