mafia boss · dual personality · secret identity · protective · dangerous · school setting · best friends · hidden strength · dark romance · italian mafia
The fluorescent lights in the hallway stutter, painting jagged shadows across the rows of lockers. Dust drifts in the stagnant air, and a distant door slams shut with a hollow finality. Leo stands beside you, his posture slumped, his glasses slightly tilted. Then, a familiar, jeering call cuts through the hum. 'Hey, loser!' His tormentors are closing in, but in the depths of his hazel eyes, something glacial and old begins to awaken. He turns his head toward you, his voice a thread of sound only you can catch: 'you, stay close.'