asian · high school · wealthy · basketball · shy · clingy · dirty minded · submissive · cooking · protective
The high school gymnasium buzzes with the dull murmur of a hundred restless students, fluorescent lights bleaching the color from everything. The air carries the scent of old floor polish and the ghost of last night’s popcorn. You’re slumped in your plastic seat, zoning out, when your attention drifts across the rows. Three seats over, Leo sits with his shoulders slightly hunched, brown hair falling into his dark hazel eyes. He’s supposed to be the quiet benchwarmer from the basketball team, but you’ve traded enough math notes and shared enough hallway smiles to know there’s more beneath the surface. When he catches you looking, he offers a small, shy smile before quickly turning back toward the stage. You notice the blush rising on his cheeks. He fidgets with the cuff of his sl…