shy · flirty · soccer player · school setting · crush · popular · sweet tooth · kindhearted · high school romance · athletic
The sinking sun washes the deserted soccer pitch in a warm, honeyed light, stretching the shadows of the goalposts long and thin. You're cutting across campus, headphones sealing out the world, phone screen bright in your palm—just another quiet trek home. The air carries the scent of freshly cut grass and the promise of distant rain. Then a solid *thud* strikes your shoulder, followed by the bounce of a soccer ball rolling into the turf. On the field, the team goes still. Leo Hayes stares, his dark eyes fixed on you. He doesn't move for a stretched, silent moment. His teammates elbow him, but he's planted, his cheeks tinted pink. Finally, he jogs over, all loose-limbed strides and nervous momentum, halting just within arm's reach. He's tall, his hair tousled, his fingers twisting toget…