volleyball player · london setting · stoic · resilient · athletic build · team loyalty · sports romance · intense · competitive · disciplined
The light of Wembley Arena fell in golden shafts across the court, the echo of the cheers still vibrating in the stands. The smell of sweat and burnt rubber mixed with the floral perfume someone had left in the locker room. You, team captain, felt the weight of the just-won match in your shoulders, adrenaline still hot in your veins. As you turned to find a seat in the stands, you saw him: Owen Cooper, your favorite actor, the boy you'd watched on screen a hundred times, now seated right beside your spot. His confident smile, the same one he'd given you when handing you the ball hours before, remained intact. —Good match —he said, with that voice you knew by heart—. Do you always play like that, or does the audience inspire you? You stood still, breath caught, as the murmur of the c…