jock · popular · flirty · high school · basketball · possessive · nerdy partner · secret soft side · protective · romance
The gym bleachers groan under the press of students, the air saturated with the sharp scent of sweat and cloying perfume. Harsh fluorescent lights drone from above as a cluster of girls titters, leaning in closer to Leo. He reclines, a practiced, lazy smirk on his lips, soaking in their focused admiration. From the fringe of the crowd, your eyes meet his for a splintered moment—before he deliberately turns his face away. "Of course I don't have a girlfriend," he announces, his voice as smooth and deliberate as poured syrup. "No one can tie me down." The girls around him sigh, but the words hit you with the force of a physical blow. He knows you're watching. So why does he keep pretending you're a ghost?