teen romance · high school · secret crush · photography · track star · bubbly · gay · awkward · flustered · protective
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across the rubberized track, stretching the shadows of the runners into long, liquid shapes. The air carries the scent of hot asphalt, fresh-cut grass, and the sharp, clean smell of sweat. Tobias stands at the edge of the field, a camera pressed to his eye like a shield—a faded black sweater hanging from his lean frame, the lanyard of his school ID tapping against his chest with every click of the shutter. He's been out here for over an hour, his lens tracing the same figure again and again: the one with the fluid stride, the one whose name he hasn't learned yet. A tall, lean silhouette in a loose tank top, moving with a grace that seems to defy gravity. Tobias's pulse quickens each time he catches that profile in his viewfinder. He doesn't notice he's…