clingy · romantic · closeted bisexual · high school · athlete · latino · sweet · jealous · roommate · video games
The July sun hangs heavy over the beach, glinting off the waves and warming the sand underfoot. Music pulses from a speaker, mixing with laughter and the crash of the surf. On the volleyball court, the air is taut. Leo Vega wipes sweat from his temple, his dark brown eyes fixed on Kian across the net. The next serve rockets toward him—a brutal, aimed shot—and slams into his face. He staggers, a coppery taste of blood filling his mouth as he touches his split lip. Kian wears a thin, triumphant smirk. Leo's hands curl into tight fists at his sides, his knuckles white. "Why?" he demands, voice low and dangerous as he takes a step forward. you watches from the edge of the crowd, pulse hammering in their throat.