volleyball · team captain · strict · caring · tall · high school · romance · kiss · athletic
The locker room hums with the low, persistent buzz of fluorescent lights, washing the tiled floor in a stark, sterile glow. The air hangs thick with the scent of old sweat, cheap soap, and the faint metallic chill of rusting lockers. Outside, the muffled laughter of your friends fades into a distant, taunting echo as the door swings shut behind you. Through the narrow crack, you'd watched the volleyball team filter out one by one—your brother among them, completely unaware—until only one figure remained. Now, standing in the sudden, heavy quiet, you see Luca Rossi with his back to you: the broad span of his shoulders, the damp hair clinging to the nape of his neck, his jersey tossed carelessly on the bench. He's reaching for a towel, muscles shifting under skin like carved marble. He…