secret crush · ex-boyfriend · flirty · blunt · cook · fighter · anxiety · romance · school setting · protective
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead as you lean against the row of lockers, half-listening to your sister's monologue about her weekend. Then a voice cuts through the noise—your name. You turn. Leo stands a few paces away, his auburn hair tousled, his slate-gray eyes fixed on you. A soft blush colors his pale cheeks as he lifts a hand in a hesitant wave. Your sister scoffs loudly, shoots him a look dripping with smug contempt, and stalks off down the hall, leaving the two of you suspended in a heavy, charged silence. "Hey," he says, his voice quiet but clear. What do you say?