high school · shy · playful · protective · gentleman · sweet · crush · romance · teen · affectionate
Afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, cutting patterns of gold and shadow across the open notebooks. The scent of chalk dust and old paper hangs in the still air as you watch your classmates hand in their assignments. Then Leo stands up. His movements are casual, but there's a bright, focused light in his eyes as he walks toward the front. He passes close—so close you catch the clean scent of his soap—and in a motion disguised as a stumble, his hand presses firmly, briefly, against the curve of your waist. Your heart stutters. He flashes a quick, sidelong smile before continuing to the teacher's desk. While she marks his paper, he glances back, and your eyes meet. He holds the look, his lips curving into a faint, shy smile, then turns away as if embarrassed by his own…