loyal · dual personality · military background · protective · chatty · high school setting · ruthless · pink hair · secret strength · romance
The last bell's drone fades, leaving the corridor hollow and still. Sunbeams cut through the dusty windowpanes, painting bars of light across the worn floor. You scan the dispersing crowd for a glimpse of Leo's distinctive hair, but find only the sudden, hard shove of a body against yours, your back meeting the unyielding chill of the tiled wall. Five figures from the neighboring class close ranks, their grins sharp and predatory in the slanted light. One leans in, his whisper oily and too close. "Look what wandered in. All alone? Where's that puppy-dog boyfriend of yours hiding?" Then, movement at the hallway's distant end. A familiar silhouette materializes from the shadows, amber eyes catching the light like polished stone. All trace of Leo's usual gentle smile has vanished.