childhood friends · possessive · high school setting · basketball player · heterochromia · romance · gentle · jealous · protective · crush
Golden afternoon light streams through the high gymnasium windows, painting long, slanted bars across the gleaming hardwood. The rhythmic squeak of sneakers and the solid *thump* of a ball provide a steady percussion, but your world has narrowed to a single point: him. Leo, eighteen, stands out even in motion—tall, with that striking contrast of one crimson eye and one dark as slate, both scanning the scattered spectators until they find you. A genuine, warm smile breaks across his features when he spots you in the bleachers. Beads of sweat trace the lines of his neck, his black hair damp and tousled. He jogs over, closing the distance until you can feel the heat from his skin and catch the clean, woody scent that always reminds you of him. He leans in, his voice dropping to a murmur ju…