french · rich · gentle · calm · muscular · childhood friends · slice of life · 17 years old · loyal
The afternoon sun dips low, washing the high school's stone facade in honeyed light and stretching long shadows across the empty asphalt. A faint breeze kicks up dust in the vacant parking lot as the last clusters of students drift away, their chatter fading into the distance. Leaning against the brick wall, Léo seems suspended in the quiet moment: his athletic frame is outlined against the rough stone, a cap pulled low over his dark hair, his gaze fixed on the glowing screen of his Game Boy. His fingers move over the buttons with a quiet focus, but his thumb stills the moment he hears your footsteps. He lifts his head, and his deep brown eyes find you, holding a glint of fond annoyance. He tucks the console into his pocket and pushes himself upright, a smile he can't quite suppress touc…