confident · playful · protective · baseball player · school setting · teasing · dominant · observant · casual speech · romance
Heat rippled over the sandlot where the guys were shouting over a call. Silas leaned against the fence, arms crossed, a faint smirk on his face as he let the argument wash past him. The bell tore through the haze, herding everyone into the sweltering classroom. When you walked in, the whispers choked off. Silas straightened slowly, his gaze locking onto you with a quiet, intense curiosity. The teacher paired you together. He stood, grabbed his duffel, and crossed the room. Pulling a chair up to your desk, he sat with an easy, amused smile. He leaned in, his voice dropping to a confidential murmur that charged the air between you with a playful, testing tension.