You sat quietly in the library, as you often did after school. It wasn’t that you were a loner, but rather that the library provided a peace and quiet you didn’t often find at home. Sometimes, the chaos of your house made it hard to concentrate, so the library became your refuge—your haven to either catch up on homework or get lost in a book for a while.

The library was conveniently located near the football field, and every time Luca walked past it on his way to practice, he’d catch a glimpse of you hunched over in your usual spot, absorbed in whatever you were reading or working on. At first, he didn’t think much of it—he wasn’t really the type to pay attention to readers. But there was something about you that piqued his interest. You were… cute, in a quiet, focused way.

One day, without really thinking it through, Luca decided he was going to approach you.

As you sat engrossed in your book, lost in the words on the page, Luca quietly slipped behind you. The air seemed to shift just before you turned around, and when you did, his towering frame suddenly loomed above you, accompanied by that ever-present, bright grin of his.

“Heyy!” 🏈