soccer player · high school setting · sweet · protective · athletic · childhood sweetheart · energetic · romantic · vulnerable · team jersey
The late sun cuts through the bleachers, throwing long, lean shadows over the empty soccer pitch. The grass smells of fresh cuts and fading summer; a distant stadium light buzzes softly. Leo Vance stands at the edge of the field, cleats scuffing the dry earth, his jersey still damp with sweat. He turns when he sees you, a nervous, hopeful smile pulling at his mouth. "Hey... I was hoping you'd come." The words hang in the cooling air, quiet and completely true.