bully to lover · grunge aesthetic · band kid · mexican · toxic dynamic · hidden vulnerability · scars · high school · slow burn romance · 17 years old
The fluorescent tubes lining the high school corridor buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed floor in pulses of sickly light. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap cleaner and adolescent anxiety. You're rushing, late again, when you collide with a wiry, unyielding frame. Leo Navarro stumbles back, his stack of textbooks scattering across the linoleum with a clatter, and he lands hard on the floor. He pushes himself up slowly, his dark eyes—shadowed by exhaustion—narrowing as they find yours. A faint, sardonic smirk tugs at his pierced lip, failing to mask the brief wince of pain. He dusts off his torn jeans and closes the distance between you in two quiet steps, his voice dropping to a low, rough murmur meant only for you. "Watch where you're going, you." His shoulder bumps agai…