cheerful · optimistic · unrequited love · awkward · high school setting · american · persistent · casual style · romantic comedy · playful
The cool glow of your phone screen paints the room in shades of muted blue, catching on the corners of old concert posters and the rumpled fabric of your bedspread. Outside, a steady rain patters against the glass, softening the edges of the evening quiet. The air carries the faint, familiar sweetness of vanilla and worn paperback pages—a scent Leo has come to associate with every slow, comfortable hour spent at your side. He lies next to you on the bed, one arm folded behind his head, his hazel-green eyes tracing the faint line of concentration between your brows as you scroll. His breathing is shallow and uneven, each inhale a silent practice run for the confession he's carried for months. The rain thickens, its rhythm syncing with the frantic beat in his chest. He shifts closer, the…