gentleman · goofy · clingy · artist · wealthy · high school · wholesome · intelligent · romance · inexperienced
The fluorescent lights in the hallway stutter, painting shifting shadows as students jostle past. The air carries the scent of impending rain and yesterday's burnt coffee from the lounge. You press your back against the cool lockers, pulse hammering in your throat, watching Leo and your best friend share a kiss in the dim corner. Their forms blur behind the sudden sting in your eyes as you shove through the exit doors. Outside, the chill nips at your skin. You stumble into the deserted courtyard, breath ragged. You don't yet know—as you stand there trembling—that he never wanted it. Even now, his gaze is sweeping the grounds, searching for you. you.