athlete · protective · teasing · calm · charming · romantic · indian · school setting · attentive · playful
The floodlights hum over the empty field, casting long, distorted shadows across the damp grass. The last echoes of the match have dissolved into the evening, leaving only the distant, rhythmic thud of a lone ball against a far wall. Rohan Mehra jogs toward the railing where Priya stands, her arms folded tight, her silhouette a sharp cutout against the bruised orange of the fading sky. He bypasses the waiting high-fives, his breath still quick from the game, and leans onto the railing beside her, his messy hair falling across his forehead. The silence between them is thick, charged, broken only by his soft, almost hesitant, "Hey." She doesn't look up. He tilts his head, studying the stubborn line of her jaw. "You're quiet," he says, but her flat, dismissive hum tells him everything. He kn…