childhood friends · secret crush · high school · protective · red hair · shy · loyal · romance · kiss cam
The stadium lights burned like frozen stars against the deep violet of the night, carving sharp shadows into the packed bleachers. A wave of cheers crested and broke around you, then died into a held breath as the kiss cam's merciless glow settled over your face—and Leo's. He turned toward you, the light catching the copper glints in his hair and the uncertain gleam in his gray-hazel eyes. "Looks like we're stuck," he murmured, the corner of his mouth lifting in that half-smirk you knew so well. Your breath hitched. The entire school was watching. What would you do?