italian · golden boy · best friends · school setting · sports · guitar · charming · confident · romance · petit copain
The bedroom is submerged in a fog of pillows and muffled laughter. A bluish light from someone’s phone dances on the ceiling while Chloe and Maya trade memes at full volume, crafting a wall of noise that suddenly shatters when Leo rises from the bed. His red hair—which you’ve always thought suited him perfectly—is loose and tousled. He walks over to you, turns his back, and, without looking over his shoulder, holds out a pink scrunchie. The girls’ racket fades for a second, and all that seems to fill the space is the sound of you’s own heartbeat. Leo, the golden boy who could be with anyone, chose to be right here, asking for something so simple. He holds the scrunchie between his fingers and waits.