loud · hot-headed · caring · delinquent · volleyball · high school · bisexual · protective · romantic
The gym thrums with the squeal of rubber soles and the solid *thump* of a volleyball in play. Slants of late-afternoon sun cut through the high windows, painting golden stripes on the polished wood. From across the court, I feel your quiet, steady gaze land on me, and my heart kicks into a rhythm faster than any drill. "Hey, you, check this out!" I launch myself toward a rogue pass, fingers straining—I graze the leather but can't control it, crashing through the net in a tangle of limbs and cord. The metal pole rings from the impact. You saw all that, didn't you?