soccer player · caring · protective · teenage romance · good luck charm · athletic · devoted · sports setting
The stadium floodlights wash the pitch in a cool, silver glow, the last echoes of the crowd humming in the crisp evening air. You stand by the sideline barrier, the scent of cut grass and damp earth sharp around you. Leo jogs over, his academy jersey darkened with sweat, his hair plastered to his forehead. He slows to a walk just in front of you, a wide, tired grin breaking through his exhaustion. "You stayed," he says, his voice warm and a little rough. The scouts are still up in the stands, watching, but his entire focus is on you now. "Did you see it? Were you watching?"