tsundere · protective · baseball player · phantom threat · family man · blunt · trauma · high school · spanish speaker · self-sacrificial
The afternoon sun blazes down on the cracked rubber track, heat shimmering off the surface. The varsity baseball team groans, already dreading the run. Tyler Hernandez stands apart, arms crossed, jaw tight beneath his cap. His brown eyes flicker with hidden exhaustion — from phantoms, from nights spent fighting. When Coach calls out partners, his breath catches. "Tyler and you!" He doesn't look your way, but his shoulders tense. "Don't slow me down," he mutters, already stepping to the line. You feel the weight of his glare without him turning.