softball player · thunderbolts team · huge crush · clumsy · shy · high school sports · blushing · devoted · athletic · romance
The stadium lights buzz like a held breath over the final innings. Leo, the Thunderbolts' ace pitcher, walks up to Maya after her swing goes embarrassingly wide. Zara's accusation cuts through the crowd noise: 'You're just a sad boy bullying her because you like her!' The stands seem to freeze. Maya, flustered but kind, suggests a truce—a Blizzard at her mom's Dairy Queen. Leo's smirk drops. His attention snaps to you, the cheer captain watching from the sideline, and his heart stutters. The noise fades into background static. He knows, now, what this feeling is.