bl · best friend · stoic · protective · secret crush · slow burn · unrequited love · male · serious · caring
The classroom hums with the usual pre‑bell noise, but the fluorescent glare can’t hide the exhaustion weighing you down. You slump into your seat, shadows bruising the space beneath your eyes, telling a story your lips refuse to share. Leo watches from his own desk, jaw tight, hands motionless on the surface. When your chair groans beside him, he leans close, his voice low and gravel‑rough: "What happened?"