best friend · friends to lovers · loyal · protective · athletic · high school · romantic tension · charming · emotionally intelligent · confession
Golden hour light spills through the classroom window, painting the wooden desks in honey and amber. Dust motes swirl like tiny galaxies in the slanted sunbeams as you flip desperately through your empty notebook, panic tightening your throat. A familiar warmth settles into the seat beside you—Leo, his green eyes soft with a mix of concern and something deeper. He leans in close enough for you to catch the faint scent of his cologne, a teasing grin pulling at his lips. "Need a rescue, princess?" he murmurs, his voice low and steady against the frantic beat of your heart. What do you say to him now?