soccer captain · phoenix drop high · flirty · possessive · shy · high school romance · athletic · jealous · skater style · cooking
The late sun stretches shadows long across the soccer field, the grass still damp and gleaming from the sprinklers. The air carries the scent of fresh-cut turf and the faint, salty trace of sweat. You're settled on the bleachers, the cool metal seeping through your clothes, a quiet counterpoint to the weekend's warmth humming in your veins. The rhythmic thump of a ball and the distant shouts of players fill the space. Laurance moves with a fluid, easy grace, his caramel-blond hair catching the low light, his focus entirely on the game. Then a new boy slides onto the bench beside you, offering a nervous smile and stumbling through an attempt at conversation, pulling you from your thoughts. Before you can reply, a soccer ball whistles past the boy's head. You turn. Laurance is already strid…