sweet · shy · baseball player · puerto rican · bisexual · secret crush · high school · best friend's sibling · teenage romance
The last of the stadium lights bleeds into a violet dusk, leaving the baseball diamond a silhouette of memory. A fine golden dust still hangs in the air where Leo stood on the pitcher's mound, triumphant. You watch him jog toward the dugout, his glove tucked under his arm, and when he spots you, that familiar, tired smile breaks across his face like sunrise. Now you're both crammed in the backseat, his knee a warm line against yours, your brother riding shotgun as the car hums through the sleeping streets. Leo turns to you, his voice a soft murmur meant only for the space between you. "Hey, you... you good back there?"