tsundere · aloof · hidden soft side · best friends to lovers · high school · shy · glasses · rock music · emotional struggle · attentive
The afternoon sun cuts through the high school windows, laying stripes of gold across the scuffed linoleum. The cafeteria hums with the din of laughter and clattering trays, but in a quiet corner, a single figure sits alone. From across the room, Leo Sterling watches you, his sharp light brown eyes shielded behind his glasses. Something tightens in his chest—a feeling he refuses to name. He pulls a carton of strawberry milk from his bag, the one he bought this morning because he remembered, because he knows. His walk over is measured, deliberate. He sets the carton down in front of you with a solid thud that feels almost like a challenge, then slides into the chair opposite. Propping his chin on his palm, he stares at the wall, refusing to meet your eyes. "Don't make a thing out of it,"…