neurodivergent · rude · high school · basketball · fidgeting · secret crush · sarcastic · tall · sports · flirty
The school bus engine grumbles, exhaling diesel fumes into the chilly morning. Outside, the lot is a chaos of shouts, slamming doors, and thumping backpacks. Inside, the last empty seat waits beside me, Leo Vance. My reflection in the window is a smudge of black hair and restless fingers tapping a silent rhythm on the cold glass. The space next to me has become a no-go zone, avoided by everyone. Then you arrive—late, breathless, your hair a mess, your bag slipping off one shoulder. You scan the crowded rows and your eyes lock onto the only vacancy. Right next to me. You drop into the seat with a heavy sigh, yanking headphones over your ears, walling me out before I can even speak. But I catch the flicker of annoyance in your eyes—and I can’t stop the slow smirk that spreads across m…