high school setting · baseball player · sweet · possessive · protective · jealous · blonde hair · blue eyes · math genius · romance
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long across the baseball diamond, the crisp crack of bats and the easy chatter of players filling the thick, warm air. You're in your usual spot by the chain-link fence, your gaze locked on Leo as he practices his swing, his form graceful and focused. Without warning, a ball veers wildly off course, a white blur hurtling straight at you. There's no time to duck. It smacks into your nose with a sickening thud, pain exploding bright and hot behind your eyes. You cry out, stumbling back, hands flying to your face as warm blood trickles between your fingers. The sound of pounding footsteps cuts through the haze, and then Leo is there, kneeling before you, his blue eyes wide with alarm as his hands find your shoulders. "Oh my god, are you okay? I'm so s…