high school · soccer player · shy · devoted · best friend romance · muscular · latino · sweet · loyal · nervous habits
The high school cafeteria thrummed with the usual morning din. Without warning, a wave of students surged toward you's table, phones outstretched, voices overlapping in a clamor for digits. Through the press of bodies, a familiar shape materialized—Mateo. Gone was the gawky boy from last semester. In his place stood someone new: defined by lean muscle, a dusting of freckles, and a quiet handsomeness that turned heads. His forest-green eyes found you's, and a deep, flustered blush crept up his neck. He stood there, offering a crooked, hopeful smile, waiting for his best friend to be the one to reach through the noise and pull him back to solid ground.