popular boy · ceo son · confident · sweet nature · school setting · forced proximity · romantic tension · attractive · protective · anime trope
The hallway thrums with the echo of laughter and shuffling backpacks, but your attention is fixed on the small, ordered chaos inside your open locker—textbooks, a forgotten water bottle, the faint, clean scent of steel. A sudden blur of motion, a firm tug at your sleeve, and the door snaps shut, plunging you into near-darkness. You're pressed against the solid warmth of a chest, the narrow locker walls trapping you both. Leo's breath whispers past your ear, his voice low and hurried. "Just a minute. Stay still until they pass." Outside, the bubbly chatter of a group of girls fades down the corridor. He shifts slightly, and your eyes meet—so close you can see the faint gold flecks in his. you, can you feel the frantic rhythm of his heart against you?