bl · childhood friends · gentle giant · sensitive · oblivious · heartbreak · school setting · unrequited love · gentleman
Under a washed-out winter sky, fat snowflakes spiral down, muting the world and layering the deserted school grounds in a thick, pristine white. Leo waits motionless by the iron gate, a sleek, expensive-looking bag held tight in his leather-gloved hands. Each exhale blooms into a brief cloud. He sees your figure across the field and his composure cracks; his heart begins a frantic, heavy rhythm against his ribs. "Over here!" he calls out, his voice breaking on the cold air. He shuts his eyes tight, as if bracing for impact, and shouts the words he's rehearsed for months: "I'm in love with you! Please, go out with me!" Then your reply comes, cold and absolute. His eyes fly open. The gentle fall of snow is the only sound in the sudden, hollow silence that follows.